Farmer: This Thanksgiving, 'smaller (turkeys) are going to go 1st'

Farmers say buyers aren’t necessarily focused on the big birds for Thanksgiving 2020, especially with fewer guests expected around the table due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

COVID-19 forces Salvation Army to shift approach in holiday collections

“Last year, the Salvation Army metro Atlanta raised $1.2 million through the red kettle campaign,” said Major Angela Repass with the Salvation Army. “This year we're expecting possibly a 50 percent decrease, that's a $600,000 decrease.”

Zoom gets rid of 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving

Zoom will be getting rid of its 40-minute limit on free calls for Thanksgiving to give families more virtual time together.

NORAD to track Santa on Christmas Eve 2020, but with less volunteers amid pandemic

NORAD will continue its annual tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ journey around the globe as he delivers gifts on Christmas Eve — but with fewer volunteers.

Santa Claus to use plexiglass, face masks at malls across US as COVID-19 cases surge

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness, mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year.

US governors, mayors increase COVID-related restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving

More governors and mayors are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the virus.

Georgian tapped to help decorate White House for Christmas

The holidays are right around the corner and one Georgian is taking his Christmas decorating talents to Washington D.C. for the second year in a row.

'Friday the 13th...in 2020': Origins of why the day is considered unlucky

In the strangest of years, today marks the last Friday the 13th of 2020. Here’s a look at why the day has long been considered by some as unlucky.

This Thanksgiving, experts recommend keeping gatherings small, local

The pandemic has made planning holiday celebrations like Thanksgiving a lot more complicated. Dr. Henry Wu, director of the TravelWell Center at Emory University in Atlanta, recommends staying at home and celebrating with your immediate family.

Veterans, civilians honor those who served in metro Atlanta

Bill Saling, Bronze Star Medal awardee, has made it his mission to tell the stories of fellow U.S. military veterans.

President Trump emerges from White House to mark Veterans Day

President Donald Trump spent 10 minutes in public Wednesday honoring America's war veterans — a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options, mostly forgoing the mechanics of governing and blocking his inevitable successor.