PROSPECT, Ky. —

A Publix supermarket is slated to move into the Prospect community’s decades-old shopping center off U.S. 42, a change that has some small business owners scrambling to find new space as the holidays approach.

James Mike, who has owned Butchers Best at the same location for 18 years, said he got a call about a month ago telling him he would have to move.

“They want me out of here as soon as I can. Basically, November. But, I do have a 90 days to get out of here, it'll probably take all that [time] to relocate," said Mike.

Mike says the timing couldn’t be worse, with the holiday season fast approaching.

“That’s our big two holidays. I mean, Thanksgiving and Christmas. They're trying to take that away from me. And, you know, people around here, I mean, we get 20 question

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