A little more than five months after posting “Going Out of Business” signs and about three months after turning the lights out seemingly for good, Big Lots in the Statesboro Square Shopping Center reopened Thursday morning.

Shoppers Thursday found a similar-looking store to the one that was cleaned out in March, but with a new shine and more open space. Big Lots has been located in Statesboro Square for more than two decades.

Ivory Tate and Mary Williams, who described themselves as “regular Big Lots shoppers” before it closed, were happy to see the store return.

“I had heard they were coming back, but I didn’t believe it,” Tate said. “We live close by, so it’s real easy to get here. I think their prices are pretty good.”

Big Lots filed for bankruptcy last year and in one of the Februa

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