🌱 Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving + Sippin' Cider Festival

Hi, friends! It's your favorite curator bright and early this Monday morning! Here's what you need to know today in the Rocket City:

• Downtown Rescue Mission turkey donation update
• Restaurants open in the area on Thanksgiving
• Sippin' Cider Festival information

First, today's weather:

Cooler with plenty of sun. High: 50 Low: 25.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Downtown Rescue Mission is set to beat last year’s distribution rate. After they asked for donations last week, they passed their goal and are handing out over 1,000 boxes to help the community. (WHNT)
2. Alabama A&M’s football season ended with a bang. They honored their seniors for senior day and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52-24! (Fox 54)
3. There were 20 people displaced over the weekend after a fire. An apartment complex on Patton Road caught fire Saturday and eight units were damaged. (WAAY)
4. Josh Rayburn at WAAY has put together a list of restaurants that will be open at Thanksgiving! Make sure to check with any locations to find out what their holiday hours are. (WAAY)
5. Athens is set to host the 11th Annual Sippin’ Cider Festival next month! You can catch it December 11 from 4-8 p.m. (WHNT)

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Today in Huntsville:

• N2Hoops Tournament (All Day)
• Columbia vs John Paul - Basketball (All Day)
• Garbage Collection Changes Due to Holiday (All Day)
• City Council Public Hearing - Redistricting (5:30 PM)
• Madison City Council Finance Committee meeting (5:30 PM)
• Regular City Council Meeting - City of Madison (6:00 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• Are you planning to order a takeout Thanksgiving dinner? Most deadlines will be today, so make sure to get your turkey (or whatever food you wait all year for on the table! (Yellowhammer News)

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