CONWAY — Zeb's General Store is marking a big mercantile milestone this month as it celebrates a quarter of a century of being in business, always a benchmark for any retailer — old-fashioned or not.
Since its founding in July 1991, Zeb's has represented a nostalgic retail throwback in time.
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