The Books-A-Million location in Owensboro, Ky., will close sometime this month, the Messenger-Inquirer reported.
The Owensboro BAM has been in operation since 1996, when it moved into a space that had previously housed a Walmart. At the time, there was also a Waldenbooks in town, but since 2004 BAM has been the only new bookstore in town. Following the closure, the area will still have several used bookstores, including a 2nd & Charles location, which is owned by Books-A-Million.
James Rearden, the Owensboro BAM manager, told the Messenger-Inquirer that he hasn't learned exactly when the store will close, but everything must be returned to the company by the end of the month. Rearden called the news "devastating," adding that he's "been coming to this store since I was a teenager."