Decatur women launch handmade chalk business during pandemic
(World News USA)

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Two Decatur women mixed secret ingredients with pigment and water to create a few messes and their own line of sidewalk chalk that`s helped offset the coronavirus pandemic`s impact on their regular businesses. Ashley Ashwander and Lindsey Faulkner launched their Hopscotch chalk brand in mid-April, when small businesses were struggling to keep operating and children were stuck at home looking for quarantine-friendly activities. “We make every bit of it from scratch, right here in Decatur,” Ashwander said. With the help of three part-time employees, Ashwander and Faulkner handle each stage of their process — from mixing ingredients to packaging — at The Albany, an event...