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Help wanted | Local restaurant owners struggle to hire, keep staff
Extended and larger unemployment benefits, coupled with stimulus checks keep many from wanting to work , say some restaurant owners
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When Tyleata Jones opened Jj s Mama s Soulfood Restaurant & More with her fiancé in Lexington in December 2020, she said she thought the toughest part of being a restaurant owner would be keeping up with all the paperwork for orders and payroll taxes.
Jones said she never dreamed the most frustrating and time-consuming part of owning a local restaurant would be getting people to apply for open positions and get the few who do apply and are hired to stay.
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A Thomasville family has opened a thrift store; Lexington s Cooper Road Collection moves to new location; a church in Arcadia will host a car show; Davidson County seniors can apply for an arts scholarship and everyone can help clean up downtown Lexington at Earth Day event. Here s What s happening in Davidson County.
Family of bargain hunters opens thrift store
The Billie family of Thomasville loves a bargain, using thrift shops for decades to get new clothing, home decor, electronics and more to avoid paying full price.
Now the expert bargain hunters are hopping on the other side of bargain shopping by opening a thrift store in Thomasville Billie s Tip Top Shop.
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Coffee lover Abe McMillion spent more than 20 years working late hours as a U.S. Marine and Thomasville Police officer, which resulted in him drinking more than his fair share of what he terms just awful coffee.
All those years of sometimes having to drink brown sludge from an MRE packet or grabbing whatever was available and labeled coffee at a convenience store at 3 a.m. while he worked third shift as a police officer, often had him dreaming of a better brew.
The central Davidson area resident put those dreams into action this year when he began Honest Abe Coffee Co., selling light, medium and dark roasted options. He sells the 12-ounce bags of coffee on his website at www.honestabecoffeeco.com and has a Facebook page. Each bag costs $13.50 plus shipping.