Black Friday officially began on Thanksgiving Day this year as many retailers opened Thanksgiving night with Black Friday sales to the public. Locally, Walmart in Trion began its Black Friday sales on Thursday, according to the store advertisement, with shoppers lining up all night long for various deals that began at various times until the wee hours of the morning.

In nearby Floyd County at Mount Berry Square Mall, Sears opened its doors at 8 p.m. on Thursday while Belk opened at 10:30 p.m. Most of the other mall retailers opened at midnight Friday morning and J.C., Penney opened at 6 a.m. Friday