Make Way for a New Village Closet

The Village Closet & Country Store at Townes Edge Exchange, just west of Martinsburg along State Route 164, has been demolished to make way for a new building. T.L. Long Excavating Inc., Martinsburg, on Jan. 28 began demolishing the store along with the unused portion of the west end of the building that featured former pizza and insurance businesses.

Garman Brothers Construction LLC, Williamsburg, is the main contractor. According to Eugene Garman, the new building will have the same dimensions – 60 feet by 150 feet. The "new" Village Closet store will occupy the first 90 feet of squ...