Large signs on the Walgreens at 868 N. Green St. in Â鶹´«Ã½ say the store is temporarily closed due to flooding and to visit the location at 101 E. Fleming Drive.
A yellow sign on the door says the structure is unsafe and unfit for human habitation.
The Green Street Walgreens pharmacy and retail store has remained shuttered since the hurricane brought flooding to Â鶹´«Ã½.
There is no indication if or when it might reopen.
Signs on the door of the Green Street location of Walgreens tell customers to visit the retailer’s Fleming Drive location in Â鶹´«Ã½.
Wendy Smith, director of development and design for the city of Morganton, said the city has not received or issued any permits for Walgreens. The city has not heard anything from the company about the Green Street location, she said.
A sign on the door lets visitors know the Green Street location of Walgreens is temporarily closed due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. Â鶹´«Ã½ officials say the company has not applied for any permits since it was flooded.
The News Herald reached out to Walgreens corporate on Dec. 20 about its plans for the Green Street location but has not received a response.
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Walgreens had previously announced that it plans to close 1,200 locations over the next three years, with about 500 closings planned in 2025. The company suffered a net loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter, according to company information from its fourth quarter earnings conference in October.
Walgreens is set to release its 2025 first quarter results on Jan. 9, according to the company.
