TYLER, Texas — Editor's Note: Video above from 2020.
After 57 years, a Black-owned grocery store has closed its doors and said its goodbye to East Texas residents.
Johnson’s Grocery at 15864 State Highway 31 East in Tyler announced its closure last week on social media and received an immense whirl of emotions from local East Texas residents who have grown up with the family-owned business.
Palanda Gordon, third-generation owner of Johnson's Grocery, said it's sad to close the chapter on the store.
Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Tyler Morning Telegraph.