Mayor Scott James urged residents of St. Albans, West Virginia, to support locally owned shops for Small Business Saturday and invited people to visit Old Main and other businesses in town.

In a brief announcement, Scott James said, “Just a reminder, today is Small Business Saturday. … The more we support, the better off our community does.” The transcript does not specify the calendar date he referenced.

James identified himself as mayor and said he was speaking from Old Main in St. Albans. He highlighted the town’s “unique family owned businesses” and promoted local food offerings in the valley as reasons to shop locally.

There were no motions, votes, or formal actions recorded in the transcript. The remarks were a short civic announcement and an appeal to residents to patronize small businesses; no directives, funding changes, or policy decisions were made.