Depending upon which side of the counter you’re on, this year’s Black Friday has either been pretty good or very bad. Local retailers’ reports on how the traditional first day of the Christmas shopping season began on the day after Thanksgiving ran across the board. At Pugh’s Jewelry, owner Sammy Pugh said his business is feeling the punch from a combination of a bad cotton crop and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Oh, it’s not as busy as it usually is on a Black Friday sale,” Pugh said. “I think everybody is kind of worried right now. I think because of the COVID that’s going ...