Gary Gibson, owner of all four Gary’s Hamburgers restaurants in the CSRA, recently announced that he is closing the Wheeler Road restaurant in West Augusta permanently as of Saturday, September 11^th. "The long-time manager of our location on Wheeler Road at Agerton Lane is ready to retire and we have been unable to recruit an experienced, acceptable replacement," explains Mr. Gibson.  “Furthermore, primarily due to never-ending federal unemployment subsidies and stimulus checks, we cannot keep enough employees on staff to adequately serve our customers." Gary Gibson adds: “The current administration appears to be coercing small business owners into paying much, much higher wages than we can afford. When I opened my first Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant in 1984 in North Augusta, I never thought, in a million years, that the federal government would basically force me to close one of my locations.”

The three remaining Gary’s Hamburger restaurants will remain open for business: 116 North Belair Road in Evans, 3909 Washington Road in Martinez, and 410 Georgia Avenue in North Augusta. Due to continuing staff shortages, all three restaurants will continue to have varying hours and/or Sunday closures. Mr. Gibson apologizes for any inconvenience to his loyal customers.