{"id":19565,"date":"2020-11-28T07:56:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T12:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=19565"},"modified":"2020-11-28T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T12:59:00","slug":"sunrise-report-small-business-saturday-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=19565","title":{"rendered":"The Sunrise Report: Small Business Saturday is today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you weren&#8217;t already in Christmas-mode, the Christmas season is in full swing today. Georgians are actively decorating their homes for the holiday and are shopping either online or in-person for the perfect Christmas gifts. Also, if you have kids, it&#8217;s time to start thinking about those pandemic-themed photos with Santa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You May Have Missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In yesterday&#8217;s news, a shooting outside a <a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/2020\/11\/27\/one-dead-after-shooting-at-thirsty-turtle-in-macon\/\">Macon sports bar<\/a> left one dead and several others injured. Law enforcement officials have not released a motive in the case.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/2020\/11\/27\/pike-nurseries-offers-christmas-tree-delivery-service\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19557\">Pike Nurseries is delivering trees<\/a> this year. If you want a live tree but don&#8217;t want to risk COVID-19 exposure, this may be an option for you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big news today is <a href=\"https:\/\/explainitlikeim5.com\/2019\/11\/what-is-small-business-saturday\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/explainitlikeim5.com\/2019\/11\/what-is-small-business-saturday\/\">Small Business Saturday<\/a>. If you aren&#8217;t familiar, think Black Friday, but with local stores. The day encourages shoppers to spend their Christmas money at locally owned or &#8220;Mom and Pop&#8221; stores instead of big boxes and shopping malls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your afternoon high will be about 65 degrees today. There is virtually no chance of rain today &#8212; 5 to 10% &#8212; so if you&#8217;re wanting to decorate your yard, this is your moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A former Georgia Supreme Court judge has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/former-chief-justice-carley-dies-from-covid-19\/SGCCK5LZHFBPLOFYBETD4JFZGM\/\">died of COVID-19<\/a>.<\/li><li>As expected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdjonline.com\/cobb_business_journal\/malls-see-fewer-crowds-faster-trips-this-black-friday-amid-pandemic\/article_7fd21508-30dc-11eb-adcf-8b32e366011a.html\">Black Friday shopping numbers<\/a> were lower than usual due to the pandemic.<\/li><li>But the pandemic didn&#8217;t really slow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savannahnow.com\/news\/20201127\/thanksgiving-flyers-crowd-airports-with-busy-travel-days-ahead-as-people-return-home\">holiday travel. <\/a>While lower than normal, Wednesday was the busiest travel day since the pandemic began.<\/li><li>An Augusta man has been arrested in connection with a pedestrian fatality that occurred on Thanksgiving Day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you weren&#8217;t already in Christmas-mode, the Christmas season is in full swing today. Georgians are actively decorating their homes for the holiday and are shopping either online or in-person for the perfect Christmas gifts. Also, if you have kids, it&#8217;s time to start thinking about those pandemic-themed photos with Santa. 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