Texas County Food Pantry will celebrate the purchase next week of a 2018 box truck through a USDA Rural Development match grant.
In addition to program uses, the new truck with a refrigeration unit will replace a 1997 model that is used to transport USDA/donated food from Ozarks Food Harvest, a Springfield food bank.
The event is 10 a.m. Thursday, July 13. USDA Rural Development officials and other elected representatives are expected to attend.