Drivers line up for miles, wait hours for huge packages of frozen chicken

SHELBY, N.C. — Drivers lined up for miles Tuesday morning in Shelby in order to buy massive packages of frozen chicken.

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Case Farms has been holding huge frozen chicken sales for very low cost to help feed people across the state. This morning, the sale came to the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.

>> Gaston County bureau reporter Ken Lemon was there with the huge crowd. Watch the video at the top of this webpage to see his full report.

Case Farms in Burke County did the same thing earlier this month. Some people waited more than three hours to buy their boxes of chicken in Morganton.

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