Small Town Businesses Embrace Total Solar Eclipse Crowd, Come Rain or Shine on Monday

Small Town Businesses Embrace Total Solar Eclipse Crowd, Come Rain or Shine on Monday
Kalee Hume stands alongside her handmade eclipse-themed soaps at her shop in downtown Waxahachie, Texas, on April 6, 2024. Marcia Dunn/AP Photo
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WAXAHACHIE, Texas—The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nearly 150 years later, one thing hasn’t changed: the threat of clouds blocking the view.

Overcast skies are forecast for Monday’s cosmic wonder across Texas, already packing in eclipse chasers to the delight of small town businesses.