Local residents lined up early for the opening of a new Kroger store they have long awaited.
Susanne Miller, who lives in the Center Grove area, came to check out the store after her night shift was over. Arriving at 7:30 a.m., she was one of the first 100 people in line.
As a frequent Kroger shopper, she said the location at Smokey Row Road and State Road 135 is more convenient for her.
Despite having another Kroger store about 4 miles north on State Road 135 and another less than 4 miles northeast on U.S. 31, Kroger officials said the $22.4 million, 100,000-square-foot store is necessary to meet the growth in the Center Grove area.
![Customers pass through Kroger employees as they enter the new store at State Road 135 and Smokey Row Road on Thursday. Scott Roberson / Daily Journal](http://www.dailyjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/11/20161111dj-gw-kroger3.jpg)
See Friday’s Daily Journal for more information.