By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com

RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Work is scheduled to begin soon on a new location for Dollar Tree in Rainsville. It will use the space formerly occupied by Kilgore Drugs and Rite Aid Pharmacy. 

According to building owner Lotha Kilgore, Dollar Tree will update the building and should be open within the next few months. The site is set to be one of the company’s largest stores at over 11,000 square feet. 

“I’m excited to land a long-term lease with Dollar Tree,” said Kilgore. “[Especially] being a dollar shopper, myself.”

“Anytime that you have something that coming to your community, it’s a positive,” said Rainsville Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt. “There’s a lot of people who shop at [Dollar Tree] so I think it’s an absolute positive for something like this to come [to Rainsville].” 

Dollar Tree, formerly known as Only $1.00, is a chain of discount variety stores who specialize in items that are sold for $1 or less. It is a Fortune 500 company based in Chesapeake, Va. with over 14,000 locations across North America.