ROCKFORD — A local couple has revived a neighborhood ice cream shop with a goal of helping a new generation of families create summertime memories in Rural Oaks.
Stacey and Kevin Knight have opened Cooper’s Corner at 1710 Rural St., which is across the street from Carpenter’s Corner thrift store, the former Hilander grocery.
The storefront was a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop for years before the chain closed the location. It was also a Sugarjones Bakery, Sugarcones Ice Cream and most recently Lessly’s Ice Cream, which had moved into the space in 2019 and closed last year…