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An Insider reporter visited Tennessee for the first time and was surprised by people's strong Southern accents and being called "sweetie."

An Insider reporter went shopping at Publix for the first time on a recent trip to Knoxville, Tennessee.

The company’s customer service department did not explaining the reasoning for the decision.

Talk about car trouble.

“This is not the sort of thing that you come to expect from people,” said the girl’s mother, Rachel Smith.

A man accused of “pummeling” a 73-year-old man turned himself in on Tuesday morning, the Winter Haven Police Department said.

The popular supermarket chain told the Washington Post it was "deeply troubled" by Julie Fancelli giving $650,000 to organizers of January 6 rallies.

Kroger, the largest supermarket company in the United States, has moved into Florida. Soon it will open in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, too.

An electrician accused of killing three co-workers on assignment in central Florida told detectives he did it because his colleagues had raped him, but a Florida sheriff on Monday said there was no evidence to support the claim. Shaun Runyon, 39, confessed multiple times to the murders during interviews with detectives, telling them that the co-workers had raped him, and “he hated all three of them," but a sexual battery test failed to confirm the allegation, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd during a news conference. “I want to underscore there is absolutely unequivocally zero evidence," said Judd, whose county is located between Tampa and Orlando.

Walmart, Target, Kroger, Publix, H-E-B and Wegmans are among the retailers that sold Tyson Foods’ recalled chicken products. The retailers each posted recall notices on their websites after Tyson Foods’ announcement Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling approximately 8.5 million pounds of frozen, cooked chicken products for possible listeria contamination. The recall includes Tyson branded fully cooked and frozen products and private label products for restaurants, including Jet’s Pizza, Casey’s General Store, Marco’s Pizza and Little Caesars. The CDC advises businesses to not serve or sell the recalled products. A full list of the recalled products is posted on the USDA website and Tysonfoods.com.

A Surfside business district already suffering as the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse aftermath limits customer traffic and occupies nearby residents found itself without power Wednesday afternoon.

One lot of Freshpet Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food sold at select Publix and Target stores has been recalled, Freshpet announced Sunday.

One lot of Freshpet Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food sold at select Publix and Target stores has been recalled, Freshpet announced Sunday.

Authorities say Timothy J. Wall had mental health struggles before he walked into a Florida Publix and shot two people and then himself.

‘This one is hard. You don’t like to hear about these things in your district,’ says police commissioner

A man fatally shot a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida supermarket before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic. The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a Publix located in a strip mall that also houses small shops and restaurants. A later update from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said there was no known motive or relationship between the suspect and the victims, but detectives were still investigating.

Authorities say a man fatally shot a woman and a child inside a Florida supermarket Thursday before killing himself, causing dozens to flee the store in panic. (June 10)

Deputies found a man, a woman and a child dead inside a Publix store. The shooter is one of the dead.

Deputies found a man, a woman and a child dead inside a Publix store. The shooter is one of the dead.

Authorities say this is not an active shooting situation

A man, woman and child died in the shooting at a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, the sheriff's office said in a statement. It wasn't immediately clear whether the man or woman was the suspect.

A child is among the dead in a shooting at a Publix grocery store in South Florida, police said.

A woman, a man and a child were found shot to death inside a Royal Palm Beach Publix Thursday morning, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

A man fatally shot a woman and a child inside a Florida supermarket Thursday before killing himself, authorities said, causing dozens to flee the store in panic. The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. at a Publix located in a strip mall that also houses small shops and restaurants. Detectives are reviewing security video and talking to witnesses, said Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the gunman was among the dead following the shooting at a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.

Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe's, Publix and Sam's Club are dropping mask mandates for fully vaccinated shoppers. Apple and CVS are looking at policies.

The news comes as several other supermarkets also have announced expansion plans around Charlotte.

All CVS, CVS y mas and Navarro Discount Pharmacies in Florida are now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations. The change comes a day after President Joe Biden issued a federal mandate requiring pharmacies in the federal retail pharmacy program to offer walk-in vaccinations.

"60 Minutes" reported on lack of vaccine access in an underserved community in Palm Beach County.

Publix Supermarkets, chosen by Governor DeSantis to distribute vaccines, donated to his PAC. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.

A man was arrested Wednesday after entering a Publix supermarket in Atlanta carrying six loaded firearms and wearing body armor, police said. Publix said in a statement that its Atlantic Station location is cooperating with law enforcement on the investigation. "We are closely monitoring the situation alongside APD, and we will reopen as soon as possible," an Atlantic Station spokesperson tweeted on Wednesday evening. "The safety of the Atlantic Station community is of utmost importance." (1/2) — Atlantic Station (@AtlanticStation) March 24, 2021Firearm licenses in Georgia allow people to "legally carry a concealed firearm" in the state, according to the state's website.

A man was arrested Wednesday after entering a Publix supermarket in Atlanta with five firearms and body armor, police said. Publix said in a statement that its Atlantic Station location is cooperating with law enforcement on the investigation. "We are closely monitoring the situation alongside APD, and we will reopen as soon as possible," an Atlantic Station spokesperson tweeted on Wednesday evening. "The safety of the Atlantic Station community is of utmost importance." (1/2) — Atlantic Station (@AtlanticStation) March 24, 2021Someone who said they live in Atlantic Station tweeted an email from building management warning of the closure.

Getting America vaccinated will go a long way toward helping the country return to some sort of normal. Kroger is awarding employees $100 in store credit in addition to a one-time $100 payment for taking the vaccine. Publix said it will give associates a $125 gift card to use in the store after they get both doses. For its part, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering anyone — employed or not — with proof of a Covid vaccination a free doughnut. But that's likely to change, according to Amber Clayton, director of the Society for Human Resource Management's Knowledge Center.

It marked the first annual contraction for the country’s economy since 1998, when it was in the midst of a crippling financial crisis. In comparison, the federal government previously said 38% of people would receive two doses by the end of June. Still, that’s 700,000 doses on hand, when the state is getting 200,000 doses this week, rising to 223,000 next week. AdBharat Biotech has already signed an agreement with Brazil to supply 20 million doses of the vaccine by September. ___COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s mask mandate will continue until a “critical mass” has been reached of people who have received the coronavirus vaccine, a spokesperson for Ohio Gov.

Publix on Friday said it would give a $125 Publix gift card to each of its more than 225,000 employees who gets vaccinated against COVID-19. Publix said it's encouraging but not requiring workers to get vaccinated. Only 13 states — California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia — have started inoculating supermarket employees, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents 800,000 U.S. grocery workers. There have been 137 grocery worker deaths due to COVID-19, according to the UFCW, and over 30,100 grocery workers have been infected or exposed. Kroger, the nation's largest supermarket chain, and meat-processing company JBS are both offering workers $100 to get vaccinated.

CBS MoneyWatch took a deep dive into Florida's vaccine rollout, comparing vaccinations rates with demographics on income and race across the state's 67 counties. Residents of Florida's 10 counties with the highest incomes had a vaccination rate of 9% — that's nearly double the 5% vaccination rate of people living in the state's 10 poorest counties. Statewide, the first-dose vaccination rate for Floridians is 6%. Palm Beach County, which is home to former President Donald Trump, illustrates the problems with Florida's vaccine rollout. Florida was among the four states STAT found that had the highest gap in vaccination rates between rich and poor.

Starting next week, Walmart and Winn-Dixie stores in Florida are poised to receive vaccine shipments as part of the federal expansion. Yet, the partnership has become a lightning rod for the many criticisms about the broader vaccine rollout. Most of the nearly 13 million people given at least one shot of a Covid vaccine within the first month of distribution were older, White and female, according to a study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She said Florida's ability to launch new partnerships depends on its vaccine supply from the federal government. Since Publix administered its first vaccines in Florida on Jan. 7, it has given more than 100,000 doses.

When Miami-Dade started with the vaccine rollout, they saw hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously on the site trying to book appointments, he said. Walker said that Nomi's working with Miami-Dade to offer more outreach services, like at-home vaccine delivery for homebound people. Nonprofits like New Jersey-based Sostento, which provides support to front-line health-care workers, are also trying to help. Joe Agoada, CEO of Sostento, noted that many counties, pharmacies and health clinics are relying on websites to set up appointments for the public. Some health clinics arranged call centers instead, but it was overwhelming to operate vaccine clinics while answering phones and treating patients, Agoada said.

“I told him smiling is a part of our uniform and I want to make my customers happy in these hard times. And we have deaf customers. “All other customers are so happy to see my smile and (they’re) giving so many compliments.”Now, back to the letter. As happy as Knowles felt being able to better communicate with customers, it had nothing on what Travers wrote on her behalf to Publix management. Asli texted, ‘I like to smile and I think this pandemic is making everyone upset and I want to make customers happy with my smile.

(CNN) - As Florida waits for another hurricane, a Publix in St. Johns decided sweeten the situation by decorating a cookie cake with the path of the storm. Customer Jessica Sullivan posted a picture of the hurricane themed cookie cake on her Facebook page with the caption: "Publix has all your hurricane party supplies." Users against the cake decoration say that Publix shouldn't make light of a storm that can cause destruction, but Sullivan said for her it wasn't that serious. She said she went in to buy a birthday cake for her son and saw the cookie. Big storms usually scare her boys, so she thought getting the cookie cake would help.

Publix is known for its customer service, Shannon McCaig of the grocery site Passionate Penny Pincher tells CNBC Make It. A buy one, get one free retail display in a Publix grocery store. This flyer contains both store coupons and a look at all the sales going on throughout the store. Redeem all the couponsBeyond its own coupons, Publix stores generally accept most others: manufacturer's coupons, internet coupons and coupons from nearby competitors. Buy store brand