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The long-running event has grown in recent years to feed 11,000 people in and around Etowah County, in northeast Alabama. Rising costs and high demand mean it won鈥檛 take place this year. 鈥淲e outgrew our britches,鈥� an organizer said. Local community groups and churches are offering free Thanksgiving meals to fill the gap.
