Local retailers stay hopeful for Small Business Saturday
Local shop owners in New Bern Kinston and Jacksonville pivot to keep customers amid pandemic and political uncertainty. Bradley’s Jewelers co-owner Bradley Padgett notes two paths to success choosing proactive action while emphasizing social distancing and online options as shoppers with saved money return to local stores.
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New Bern-Craven County Public Library Spotlight for Giving Tuesday
The Sun Journal partners with the New Bern Craven County Public Library and local nonprofit Council to feature the library on Giving Tuesday Dec 1. Mission is to enrich educate and inspire through gathering participation creation and engagement led by Head Librarian Cassandra Hunsucker and a named board including Blaine Staat Jessica Spencer Carol Becton Sabrina Bengel Sam Carter ET Mitchell Tere Otero and Carter Ann Rollins. Contact Cassandra Hunsucker at 252 638-7800 for details.
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Thanksgiving dinner drives shelter effort in New Bern
Zeb Hough, executive director of Religious Community Services in New Bern, recalls Thanksgiving memory from Batavia New York while leading shelters to provide a dinner for families in need next Thursday despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Biden transition OK'd to start after election win
The Associated Press reports the federal government recognizing President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner formally begins the transition. President Trump faced further legal defeats and continued court challenges while Emily Murphy of the GSA approved Biden to coordinate with agencies ahead of the January 20 inauguration.
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