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Dave and Deb White, who co-owned Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, N.C., with Steve Mitchell and Brian Lampkin, have sold their interest in the store to long-time employee Shannon Jones and her husband, Darren Jones.
In a message to customers announcing the change, Lampkin and Mitchell noted that Dave and Deb White were part-owners of the store for seven years, and "their commitment to keeping Scuppernong alive was unwavering and their generosity behind the scenes went unacknowledged, but was a life force for the store." They've moved to Virginia.
Shannon Jones has been a "fixture at Scuppernong for seven years," and responsible for making the store's "children's and young adult sections the talk of the town." Beyond that, she's "brought life to many once moribund sections of the store." Mitchell and Lampkin added they are "thrilled she's thrown in with us even as we question her choice of business partners."