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Keeping it home grown while handing over the reins
Mary Ann and Bob Turbeville have passed ownership of Hill Country Outfitters to their son, Robert, and his wife, Desiree Safar, while they take the reins on being Main Street’s newest Christmas store. The Grasshopper Christmas shop previously belonged to Mike Sedgewick for 37 years. - Standard-Radio Post/Lauren Elizabeth Shults
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Lauren Elizabeth ShultsonSeptember 13, 2023
Keeping it home grown while handing over the reins

Mary Ann and Bob Turbeville have passed the baton to their children, Robert and Desiree Safar, to own and operate Hill Country Outfitters, the casual clothing boutique on East Main Street, as they take the Grasshopper Christmas store into their hands, following Mike Sedgewick.

After Mary Ann and Bob spent 26 years at the helm, Robert and Desiree are giving Hill Country Outfitters their own spin, but keeping their longtime local customers in mind. The son and daughter-in-law duo gradually began he...

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