For close to nine years, Greg Hughes of The River has provided three meals a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for the Jefferson County Jail. This partnership is ending, effective Feb. 28, a decision Hughes made as a result of the River closing and not having the labor needed to meet the standards he’s used to providing.
“If Wal-Mart is short 20 employees one day they just close down one of their lanes. Big deal. But, in my case with the jail, I can’t just say, ‘sorry, guys, you’re not going to get lunch today,’” Hughes told The Monitor.
Fortunately, that day hasn’t come, but it could, as the obligation involved with the jail meals has posed a challenge for Hughes. It’s been difficult to maintain, but he’s continued to get the job done. For the past three years he’s had
