BOONEVILLE, Miss (WTVA) – Local businesses in Booneville say they see an increase in sales when football season starts.
Thursday was the first football game of the season for the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers. They took on the East Central Warriors at home and folks were ready to go support.
While folks are ready to go support the sports teams, they also get ready to shop.
“It brings a lot of younger people especially to shop for game day outfits and just the community always supports us during that time,” says Brianna Mason.
Mason is an employee at Jessie K’s Boutique, and she adds, “It makes me happy to see familiar faces come in and shop and people from out of town that new at Northeast to come shop with us.”
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