Taco Bell opens in Coal Grove (WITH GALLERY)

A group of Dawson-Bryant High School students were on hand to cheer on the ribbon cutting of the Coal Grove Taco Bell on Friday. (Heath Harrison | The Ironton Tribune) COAL GROVE — There was already a line of customers on the lot on Marion Pike on Friday, awaiting the ribbon cutting and opening of the new Taco Bell in Coal Grove. The restaurant, which Marty Conley of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce said will employ 32 workers, was ready for business after months of construction. Marty Conley, of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the ribbon cutting for the Coal Grove Taco Bell on Friday. (Heath Harrison | The Ironton Tribune) Conley said the Chamber is “always excited anytime a new business comes to the county.” “And the folks here have put in a lot of long nights,” he said of the days of preparation. Jared Jones, director of operations for Taco Bell, thanked the crowd, as well as all officials who assisted in the company coming to Coal Grove.

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