. >> reporter: crystal paulk and her family movennd from ticut to south carolina a few years ago. following the success of her famid ly's fuck business in nearby columbia, they decided to open a donut shop in winnsboro in 201 >> i mean, people would say, "winnsboro? are you serious? why?" wd i am like, "why not?" it was junsboro is a place where there isn't anything here, hau know? and i don't meanin a negative, but it's s small placthere's not a lot, you know. but what there is, it's-- what is heris unique. >> reporter: paulk says business has been steady, steady enough toat they are making plan open a restaurant next door. >> we have relationship with people. you know, we see people who-- who were once pregnant and now they have their-- you know, they're coming in with the little girl or the little boy, you know. that's just super cool. >> reporter: buexthose are the eptions. much of downtown winnsboro remains like it was when walmart closed its doors in 2016. >>the businesses down here, outside of a few, are still strunggg >> reporter: gene stephens took over as president of th