Customers rush to the toilet paper aisle at the Altus Walmart Supercenter. Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey
Pandemic affects local, area businesses
Curtis Awbrey – Editor
Fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on the southwest Oklahoma economy as well as nationally and globally.
For example, President Trump declared a national emergency Friday, which automatically triggered Oklahoma’s price-gouging law.
Monday, March 16, 2020