Judith's Antiques & Gung Ho Militaria moving to Hubble Creek

After more than 20 years in Cape Girardeau�s downtown, Judith�s Antiques & Gung Ho Militaria is trading the banks of the Mississippi River for those of Hubble Creek in Jackson.

Owner Judith Golightly said she�s excited about the move � it�ll be different, but she�s looking forward to it.

Golightly�s store has a little bit of a lot of things. She�s carried antiques and military memorabilia in her downtown shop for about 26 years, she said, and she�ll take that model to Hubble Creek Antiques & Market at 3184 N. High St. in Jackson.

Golightly�s store isn�t the only new face moving in. Owner Ray Bollinger, who owns the antique shop with his wife, Della, said six or seven new vendors are moving in, filling all available booth space.

Bollinger said he had originally wanted to sell the shop, but after talking with Golightly, decided to hold on to it for the time being.

Judith's Antiques and Gung Ho Militaria sits at its new location Tuesday at Hubble Creek Antiques & Market in Jackson.BEN MATTHEWS

The entire facility has gotten a face-lift, Bollinger added.

Golightly said the ceiling has been done in tin, the interior walls covered in barn wood.

�It�s going to be a different look,� Golightly said. �It�s really pretty.�

There�s also a small garden plot in front of her section of the market, Golightly said, and she�s already been planting in preparation for the grand opening celebration Sunday afternoon.

Yes, it�s Easter Sunday, and yes, it�s April Fools� Day, but Golightly said she�s still planning to be there from 1 to 4 p.m. with food and her merchandise, ready for shoppers.

Judith's Antiques and Gung Ho Militaria sits at its new location Tuesday at Hubble Creek Antiques & Market in Jackson.BEN MATTHEWS

�I don�t know how many will be open Sunday, but they�re fixing to break it wide open,� Bollinger said of the new vendors.

One of those vendors is �Junkin� Gal� Debbie Birk, who specializes in upcycling furniture with artistic flair.

Birk has sold her pieces at Golightly�s store and, she said, she�s really looking forward to having her own space near Golightly�s new spot.

Birk said she redecorated the former storage shed and filled it with her signature furniture.

�It�s the little red building,� she said, laughing.

Birk said they�ve done a lot of work since February, when she and Judith signed on at Hubble Creek.

�Judith had a lot more to move,� Birk said. �Mine wasn�t so difficult.�

Birk said the other vendors will have a wide variety of merchandise available.

�It�s like a whole new level out there now,� she said.

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Pertinent address:

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