Lowe’s to close Matador grocery store Oct. 4

COMPANY PRESS RELEASE, PAGE 2
  • THE LOWE’S MARKET, at left in this 2021 photo, has been an anchor of Matador’s main commercial block for the past 35 years. A planned closure of the store, according to locals, would leave other businesses, such as the Hotel Matador bed & breakfast next door and Billie Dean’s Restaurant on U.S. 62 in tough straits—not to mention local families, a hard-working ranching community, and visitors to the area. | CAPROCK COURIER
    THE LOWE’S MARKET, at left in this 2021 photo, has been an anchor of Matador’s main commercial block for the past 35 years. A planned closure of the store, according to locals, would leave other businesses, such as the Hotel Matador bed & breakfast next door and Billie Dean’s Restaurant on U.S. 62 in tough straits—not to mention local families, a hard-working ranching community, and visitors to the area. | CAPROCK COURIER

    The Caprock Courier learned on press day this week of a rumor that the Lowe’s grocery chain planned to close its longtime store in Matador—a rumor that was confirmed via a series of calls Wednesday morning and a press release received from the corporate offices in Littlefield shortly afterward.

    The pending closure is surely an unwelcome move in Motley County (population 1,015), whose seat, Matador,…