Throughout the year the Thrift Store, sponsored by the local Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC), is the place where parents can stretch their dollars for children’s clothing and other items, and people can donate anything they no longer want or need.
But at Christmas time, and especially during the year of COVID-19, the store is seeing holiday trees and decorations leaving the shelves almost as fast as they come in.
“We’ve lowered our prices since people are having a difficult time,” said CWJC executive director Karen Presley. “We are generally busy all year round, but it’s been a rather difficult year; just ...