MOCKSVILLE – Village Inn Pizza Parlor and Ray Lackey Enterprises recently opened their first franchise pizza location at 1051 Yadkinville Road in the Tractor Supply shopping center.

The franchise is owned by Jeff Huffman and his family. Huffman has been a manager with the company for 25 years.

The new location will serve buffet style with all-you-can-eat salad, soup, spaghetti and pizza for lunch and dinner, in addition to call-in orders.

For generations, Village Inn has mades pizza dough and sauces daily and from scratch. Founded by William “Ray” Lackey in 1967, the company has 13 locations in Statesville, Hickory, Lenoir, Taylorsville, Bethlehem, Conover, Mooresville, Morganton, Salisbury, North Wilkesboro and Mocksville.