KYLE MURPHY Staff Writer

After being closed for months following a fire in one of the coolers, the Dollar General on West Lincoln Street has reopened.

The announcement first came from Facebook when a user let community members know that the store was back open, which was met with excitement.

The News reached out to Dollar General’s Public Relations office to confirm the statement.

“We can confirm Dollar General’s Tullahoma store at 214 West Lincoln Street reopened on Monday, Nov. 2 to continue serving area customers.”

The store has been temporarily closed since July due to a fire in one of the coolers. According to the Tullahoma Fire Department, a crew responded to a call from the store, located at 214 W. Lincoln St., on Saturday, July 26, about a malfunction in one of the coolers that caused a fire.

Once they arrived, the fire had already been put out by one of the employees with a fire extinguisher. The firemen then checked the breaker system and the facility for further damage. After seeing no other damage, the firemen turned the property back over to the assistant manager of the store.