GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 3601 US Highway 441 S in Okeechobee is now open to provide the community with convenient and affordable access to household essentials! To celebrate, the Company plans to host a grand opening event on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 8 a.m., which will include $10 complimentary gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags to the first 100 customers.

“We look forward to serving the Okeechobee community by providing customers with increased accessibility to affordable household essentials,” said Zak Brining, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development.  “At Dollar General, we believe each store also provides positive economic growth by creating new jobs and career opportunities for employees, generating tax revenue for local municipalities and giving access to Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants.  At Dollar General, our mission of Serving Others is the cornerstone of our culture and foundation on which our business was built, and we are excited to welcome customers to our new location.”

Dollar General plans to create new jobs in the Okeechobee community as the store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the individual needs of the store. The Company provides employees with competitive wages, world-class and award-winning training and development programs and benefits including day-one telemedicine eligibility as well as health insurance coverage options, 401K savings and retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave and adoption assistance to eligible employees.

 Furthermore, DG strives to be a good neighbor and is committed to the communities it proudly calls home, evidenced by unwavering support of literacy and education initiatives through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The addition of the Okeechobee store opens the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded nearly $297 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 26 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.