GARYSBURG, N.C. -- Francine, the calico cat, is back home at a Lowe's store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state.

Two employees from a Lowe's in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and was recently discovered at the company's distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina.

She was back on the job Tuesday, playing with customers, posing for photos and soaking in affection.

Customer welcome back Francine, the store cat, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, after she disappeared unexpectedly in September, at the Richmond, Va., Lowe's. (Kevin Ridley/Lowe's via AP)

"Francine is one of us," store supervisor Wayne Schneider said in a telephone interv

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