Paducah’s legacy Moore Thriftway to sell or close

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN A SMALL TOWN

Can a local grocery in a town of 990 people hold its own against megastores half an hour away? Tim Moore, owner of the Thriftway in Paducah, Texas, thinks so—but it’s someone else’s turn to do it now.

Moore, who has owned and managed the store for 34 years with his wife, Erica, and other family members, is ready to retire. (Tim, who took a supplementary position with the State of Texas four years a…