MARBLE FALLS — The Crownover Feed store recently found new and bigger digs after more than a decade of being in a spot many customers regarded as a virtual landmark.
In April, the store moved to 1810 RR 1431 West from Second Street at U.S. 281, next door to the famous Blue Bonnet Cafe.
“I hated to move, but I guess the time had come,” store owner Clint Crownover said.
His customers include ranchers, horse owners, homeowners and pet owners, he added.
The feed store was at its previous location for 11 years, about two blocks north of the Lake Marble Falls bridge.
The popular store offers various brands of animal feed, different types of hay, lawn and garden supplies, pet supplies and hunting gear for thousands of customers.
New space requirements and other
reasons led to the move, Crownover said.
“We had 9,000 square feet of space and no room at all (at the old location),” he said.
Also, traffic snarls due to a project to build a new bridge over the lake prompted him to relocate, he added.
“It was getting harder for our customers to get in and out of there,” Crownover said.
Now, the store has 12,000 square feet at the new RR 1431 location, as well as more storage space for wooden pallets and customer parking, he added.
“It gives us more room and better access for our customers,” Crownover said.
In addition to feed products, his wife Laurie has opened a shop selling boots, purses, jewelry and other “women’s accessories,” he added.
Also, Crownover shares part of the space with C. Lindy Jackson Sales and Service, which sells outdoor power equipment.
He has managed feed supply stores in the Highland Lakes for 18 years, Clint Crownover said.
In addition to the Marble Falls store, he owns a feed retail facility in Burnet, 1100 U.S. 281, he added.
