A longtime family-owned shopping center, home to Easley's former JC Penney location, has sold to a new company.

The Town N' Country Shopping Plaza is currently anchored by Belk, Hobby Lobby and Staples.

In a statement, new owners Rise Partners said they plan to redevelop the former JC Penney location into several retail spaces "to be occupied by national retailers to be named at a later date."

The location was developed by Bud Nalley around 1968, according to Rise Partners.

The shopping center is 280,000 square feet.