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5 Pillar Meats opens in Prince Edward County; county to appropriate $75,000 TRRC grant for reimbursements
Summary
Local officials spotlighted 5 Pillar Meats after its July opening, and the board approved appropriating a $75,000 Tobacco Commission (TRRC) grant to allow reimbursement disbursements tied to the project; county staff said the project used Tobacco Commission and AFID grant support.
County economic-development staff and the board used the meeting to highlight 5 Pillar Meats, a locally opened meat-processing business launched July 26, 2025.
Sekou Abdu Sabour described the business's agricultural roots, 27 years of prior fire-service work, and the operation's early sales performance. "We've sold almost 2 and a half tons of meat since we've been open in 80 days," Sabour…
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