The Bowling Green-based company bought out former owner Jerry Hoover, who operated the store in south Logan County for the previous 13 years.
The store won't be staying at it's current location for long, though.
Houchens has plans to build a brand-new Crossroads IGA facility - which is a combination gas station and full-service grocery store - in the city of Adairville.
The company has been looking at property currently owned by the city and another piece of land privately owned by mayor Jim Wilkerson.
But so far there has not been any offers to buy the land.
“There's not been anything going on with the city or myself,” Wilkerson said. “Right now there's just been some people looking at potential properties, but nothing has been decided yet.”
At last month's Adairville city council meeting, council members voted to allow Houchens to buy the city's property if the company decides that it where it would like to build.
Houchens asked the city for a price on the property that currently holds the city maintenance garage and a price for that property along with the adjacent lot on which city hall stands.
The city decided on $125,000 for the property not including city hall and $210,000 with city hall included.
Houchens has until Dec. 19 to decide whether it will take the city up on either of its offers.
If it does, however, Adairville will have to find a new site for city hall.
The most likely spot will be on the block that currently houses the Adairville Fire Department.
Wilkerson said the city owns the entire block and that a new city hall and maintenance garage could be located there.
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