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Busy times at Ole Times

To keep pace, restaurant creates 70-plus jobs

Monday lunch isn't the busiest mealtime at Ole Times Country Buffet, but it's still busy. At the near table, server Kierria Kirkland looks after customers Sharon and Eric Norwood. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Ole Times Lunch Web — Monday lunch isn't the busiest mealtime at Ole Times Country Buffet, but it's still busy. At the near table, server Kierria Kirkland looks after customers Sharon and Eric Norwood. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Updated: Jun 13, 2016, 10:55 PM

Published: Jun 13, 2016, 10:59 PM

In the restaurant's first five weeks in operation, the popularity of the Ole Times Country Buffet in Statesboro has exceeded his expectations, said Pat O'Neal, owner of the Valdosta-based chain. As a result, his latest venture has created more than the 50 or so jobs he predicted. In fact, the Ole Times Country Buffet here currently employs more than 70 people.

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