From the West Alabama Newsroom– Big box retail stores aren’t the only places where Black Friday shoppers — are finding big savings and great deals. Small businesses are the backbone of the state’s economy and a big part of the busiest shopping day of the year. Shopping for Black Friday deals is a Thanksgiving holiday tradition — that kicks off…
The Salvation Army picked up meals from Montgomery Catholic School to deliver to people in need on Thanksgiving morning.
Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A drive-thru food giveaway in Selma — provides food for a Thanksgiving meal — to hundreds of families. About eight tons of food were given away to about 500 families Tuesday morning at Bloch Park. Vehicles rolled through the park. And got loaded up with enough food to take them through the Thanksgiving holiday. “What…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma and Dallas County community comes together — to make sure dozens of needy families in the area have a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. It’s the 5th year the community has marked the Thanksgiving holiday — with a food drive — and giveaway. Seventy year old Percy Neely of Selma woke up…
For the 74th year, the governor of Alabama has pardoned turkeys for Thanksgiving, but this year there was a twist.
The Salvation Army gave away free Thanksgiving meals for the homeless population in Montgomery. They opened their doors Thursday afternoon to allow guests to have a free lunch that included traditional Thanksgiving items like turkey, mac and cheese, stuffing and even dessert.
Both Publix and Winn-Dixie say they are limiting the number of some items sold to customers ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday. They say it’s due to supply chain issues.
As grocers in our community are having trouble getting all the turkeys, canned soups, produce and more that they need because of supply chain issues, your Thanksgiving may not be spared from price of inflation that we’re seeing in the economy.
Dr. Greg Hammer is a Professor at the Stanford School of Medicine and a Physician and he joined David Lamb on Alabama News Rising to discuss his findings on the link between gratitude and psychological and physical health. Categories: Health Matters, News Tags: fitness, Gratitude, health, heart health, Mental Health, thanksgiving
