TOWNSEND — The holiday season is upon us, and for many, it is all about community and togetherness. The community of Townsend shows us just that, with around 15 women co-owned small businesses coming together to bring holiday spirit to the ladies in town.

“This event to us is just the kickoff to the season,” Cassie Cooper, the owner of the C Hangin’ C Mercantile and Creamery, said.

Cooper and Jessica Hanson, who both have businesses at the Townsend Mercantile, started Ladies Day three years ago when they realized over 90 percent of Townsend’s businesses are women-owned or co-owned.

Hanson, who owns JRock Jewelry, said, “It is so nice to be able to look at our customers and say you are so great, you support us, we want to do that for you as well, and I feel like a small community cannot

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