[2][3] Popular names occupying the new shopping center included Sidney's, Hickory Farms, and Kinney Shoes.

[8] Stores shown off in a 1998 flyer for the mall included Disc Jockey, Dollar General, Merle Norman, Regis, Belk, Sears, and Shoe Show, among others.

[9] The mall was sold from its owner of over ten years, Ruby Clifton, to a group known as C&J Associates in September 1999 for an undisclosed amount.

The group, headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, operated six retail centers, including the mall, at the time of purchase.

[10] In September 2000, a couple from nearby Richlands, Virginia announced they would open a multiplex cinema at the mall.