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47+ min ago (224+ words) PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Knights of Columbus cooked up their annual traditional Thanksgiving feast to ensure no Bay County senior goes hungry. The Catholic fraternal organization dates back to 1882 and started serving the Bay County community more than 50 years ago. "With our primary goal these days of not just orphans and widows and supporting them but really supporting the community that we live in at large," said Frank Howard, the Knights of Columbus grand knight. Knights like Rob Griffith rose early Thanksgiving morning to cook and pack more than 100 meals for Meals on Wheels to deliver to seniors. "I think it's very important to continue to honor them as they age and make sure that they're taken care of," said Griffith. Meals on Wheels works year-round to provide seniors with meals, five days a week, the meals coordinator…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (249+ words) Officers with the Alpharetta Police Department found several handguns and a cache of illegal narcotics in a car outside a hotel early Thanksgiving morning. The discovery of the firearms and drugs led to the arrest of the vehicle's driver, who faces three charges: possession of schedule 1 and 2 drugs " these are drugs with a high potential for abuse " possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. ytterp" eew saw s'elcihev elcihev "lausunu ot emit eht eht eht eht eht elos thgis gninnur ecilop lortap gnikrap fo fo fo .tnapucco deciton ,gninrom ni ni sruoh letoh nevig revird ,tnemtraped .yad aera a a a a ehT gnivigsknahT gnidroccA ot eht eht .noitautis reciffo revird ssessa dehcaorppa nA elihW" htiw hcihw ",elcihev ot ot eht eht eht eht eht ylsuoicipsus .tnemetats gnikaeps dias ecilop ,reciffo fo scitocran del…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (291+ words) CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A Thanksgiving tradition in Chicopee brings thousands to the castle of knights every year. It's an event that asks no questions, they just provide a free, hot Thanksgiving meal, and dessert, to anyone that walks in the door. It was extremely heartwarming to participate in Thursday's Event and meet so many people on both the giving and receiving ends of the meal. But an event to this scale takes a lot more work than you'd realize, and a lot more turkey. Mashed potatoes gravy, squash, and 2,200 pounds of turkey. The Knights of Columbus Council 4044, and their friends and family, put in the work for nearly a week to prepare and serve 3,000 meals to anyone and everyone in need this Thanksgiving. Ron Grenier, the Grand Knight of this council, says the hundreds of volunteers have the dinner…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago (189+ words) DETROIT " A 629-foot Canadian freighter carrying 18,000 tons of stone was headed to Ohio when it ran aground late Wednesday in the Detroit River, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The motor vessel Robert S. Pierson, a self-discharging bulk carrier, was traveling from Windsor, Ontario, bound for Lorain, Ohio, when it became stuck near William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor, according to FOX 2 Detroit. Officials received a report at 1:17 a.m. Thursday that the ship had grounded after initially becoming stuck around 10:35 p.m. Wednesday. Tug vessels Minnesota and Ontario arrived on scene to assist. There are no reports of injuries, pollution or impacts to other vessel traffic, according to the Coast Guard. A stakeholder meeting was held Thursday morning and a refloat plan was approved; crews were actively attempting to free the freighter. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities said additional information will be released when available....

11+ hour, 29+ min ago (253+ words) Georgia State Patrol troopers are increasing their presence across the state's interstates and state roads during the Thanksgiving travel period, which began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and lasts through Sunday. As of 6 a.m. Thanksgiving, officers recorded 57 DUIs and 29 instances of distracted driving, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Safety. They also reported 30 crashes, 11 of which led to personal injuries. There were no fatal crashes. ehT" htiw segru levart ot yeht rieht os dias ylefas .esaeler ",seno fo swen devol ni enoyreve yojne ,renoissimmoc nac a mailliW .W gnivigsknahT ytefaS cilbuP ,III snehctiH aigroeG tnemtrapeD SPD .loC ohw oediv gnilevart dlot ot ot eht eht taht taht deppots laicos stohs ehs derahs no reciffo .thgin ,hpm aidem del ni reh dah morf ruof egatoof .gnineve reilrae revird knard kcehc neeb ta tserra na gnidrocca a yadsendeW ehT ehS IUD .SPD SPD…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago (1456+ words) Atlanta entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jewel Burks Solomon was just 23 when she got the idea for her first startup, Partpic, an industrial parts search company using computer vision....

13+ hour, 28+ min ago (349+ words) Marquay Collins, a Muscogee County resident who rose to prominence on TikTok with humorous videos " many of them about food and cars " died Wednesday. He was 24. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan told WTVM in Columbus that emergency responders were called because Collins was having trouble breathing. When they arrived, they found the 24-year-old unconscious and unresponsive. Bryan did not provide additional information, and the cause of death remains under investigation. According to WTVM, sources familiar with the situation said Collins had complained of head and neck pain in the days leading up to his death. In a Nov. 8 video, Collins filmed the aftermath of a car accident he was involved in on a highway "in the middle of Atlanta." Another vehicle, he said, rear-ended his car hard. "My head is killing me " it's throbbing so hard," he said. Collins began…...

22+ hour, 56+ min ago (401+ words) The Georgia High School Association has postponed Friday night's Gainesville-Hughes football playoff game indefinitely and will appeal Wednesday's temporary restraining order that prevents the GHSA from suspending 34 Gainesville players. "We don't feel the decision was accurate," GHSA executive director Tim Scott said. "The judge made the decision that we did not follow the bylaws. We absolutely did follow the bylaws, so we're going to appeal that." aiv eerht eht yranimilerp .m.p redro deifiton tsuj egduj deussi .noitcnujni sruoh liame rotcerid erofeb citelhta dna retfa tuoba a ,yadsendeW roirepuS ttocS yesdniL ellivseniaG .G truoC tnilC nedraeB madA 7 htiw eht desserpxe erusaelpsid .noisiced yesdniL s'ASHG I" ,detnioppasiD" gnikat" keew siht siht kniht eht eht taht gnikat .ecnats .dias ,gnilur rotcetorp lanigiro no fo fo ym gnikam .kool ".sdik tsuj tsuj tsuj s'ti si si truh eguh 'emoh evah gniog dne ",detnioppasid snoisiced…...