Last December, less than a week before Christmas, “Going Out of Business” signs were posted at the entrance to the Big Lots store in the Statesboro Square Shopping Center. Liquidation sales were held and the store was cleared out of merchandise by the end of February.

But in mid-April, a large sign was posted on the front-entrance windows – "The Comeback Starts Soon!" – and Big Lots is now poised to re-open for business to the public on Thursday.

Monday morning, the shelves were re-stocked and shopping carts were parked in the atrium area of the entrance, ready for customers to begin using on Thursday when the doors open at 10 a.m. Big Lots has been located in Statesboro Square for more than two decades.

The store has held several “hiring events” and anyone interested in applying for a

See Full Page