The number of pharmacies across Virginia is declining—especially in rural areas. And while proposed legislation to support pharmacies in communities without them has been tabled by the Virginia House of Delegates, one Scottsville man is working feverishly to bring a drug store back to his hometown. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports.
[sound of James River rushing by Scottsville]
Eddie Payne was just 17 when he and a friend paddled their canoe right through the front of Bruce’s Drug Store.
The year was 1969, and Hurricane Camille was quickly submerging Scottsville’s downtown. Payne had already lost his sneakers unbolting church pews from the floor to try to save them. He also wanted to rescue photos from the drug store, where plate glass windows had been shattered by the rising water…