Hazard drug store to close

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Published: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:57 PM EST

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - One pharmacy in Perry County will be closing its doors at the end of this month.

Customers of the CVS at 30 S. KY-15 off the Hazard Bypass received text messages Friday afternoon that the store would be closing on March 1.

WYMT reached out CVS to about the closing and in a statement officials with the drug store chain confirmed that the store would close on March 1 and that all prescriptions would be transferred to the CVS at 102 Village Lane. All employees are also being offered comparable roles within the company.

You can read the full statement below.