South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens gave updates, on Feb. 2, 2024, on Park Place Shopping Plaza, Kroger grocery store and a Jefferson Road construction project at the 32nd Annual Groundhog Day Breakfast in South Charleston. He said Kroger would start construction on a new grocery story in the new Park Place Shopping Center by September 2024. Dr. Gregory Rosencrance, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals also spoke about the health center's investment in the community.