Dollar General celebrates new store in Byron with prizes, giveaways

Dollar General is celebrating the opening of its Byron store Saturday.

The store at 7045 Peach Parkway opens at 8 a.m. with prizes and special deals, according to a release.

Also, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store that day will receive a $10 gift card, and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag and other giveaways.

Usually the stores employ six to 10 people, depending on the need. Anyone interested in working at Dollar General may go to the career section at www.dollar general.com.

Based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General has more than 12,000 stores in 43 states.

To contact writer Linda S. Morris, call 744-4223 or follow her on Twitter@MidGaBiz.

This story was originally published October 8, 2015 at 9:41 PM with the headline "Dollar General celebrates new store in Byron with prizes, giveaways ."