He drove to the Rural King about 10:15 a.m. Dec. 22 for that ... He adjusted his backpack and appeared to tuck something inside it. At one point he briefly encountered store clerk Tristan Smith ...

Contractors work on the future Rural King store at the former Kmart on Plank Road. The store is set to open in May. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Renovations to create a Rural King are ...

at 7 a.m. Rural King is located inside the Jasper Mall in the site of the former Kmart, and will occupy an almost 90,000-square-foot space, according to the Walker County Chamber of Commerce.