Amid a throng of shoppers at Friday’s Goodwill grand opening in Kyle, residents Sharon Rushworth and Aimee Kalmus joined the fray as they compared neatly organized earrings on a rack.

Rushworth, who has been waiting with “baited breath” for Goodwill’s opening, said having the store not only fills a need for thrift stores in the area, but also provides a place where people can give back.

“People now have a larger place to take donations to, where they don’t end u...