The 6th Street Boutique will be closing at the end of the spring season, owner Janey Moss announced Wednesday in a Facebook post.
“I have loved every minute of the last eight years! I have so many wonderful friends, and hopefully provided a service to the ladies of Hopkinsville,” Moss wrote. “It is with some sadness that I am announcing the closing …”
Moss became a small business owner as a second career when she opened the boutique in 2016. Previously, she was a purchasing agent in the automotive industry for 36 years.
“I’m going to retire,” Moss told Hoptown Chronicle. She added she wants time to travel.
Moss’ store is one of the last locally owned women’s clothing stores in Hopkinsville.
She transformed a two-story brick building into a whimsical space with the boutique on the first floor and a workshop with sewing machines and notions on the second floor. She sold casual sportswear and made custom purses and travel bags. The store also featured jewelry made by her daughter-in-law.
In her Facebook post, Moss said anyone “who has dreamed of having a sweet little boutique with established clientele” should get in touch with her. Contact information is available on the shop’s Facebook page.
Customers who have gift cards should use them within the next couple of weeks, said Moss. The store will not offer cash refunds.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
