Sunday, December 3, 2023

Authorities in Summit County took time during their Christmas with a Cop event Saturday morning to spread Christmas cheer and jolly laughter.

Authorities in Summit County took time during their Christmas with a Cop event Saturday morning to spread Christmas cheer and jolly laughter

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (Mix614 Columbus News) - Yes, he still very much is a mean one. The Grinch, that is.

Authorities in Summit County took time during their Christmas with a Cop event Saturday morning to spread Christmas cheer and jolly laughter.

Their attempt at a humor included deputies arresting the protagonist from the 1966 holiday classic.

A Facebook Post from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said the department was ‘alarmed’ by the Mount Crumpit resident’s actions

We’re very alarmed to announce that a theft occurred at this morning’s Christmas With a Cop. Fortunately, an arrest was made immediately. He was a mean one…

The Grinch’s trusty canine companion, Max, did not have any role to play in the crime, but a couple of Summit County K-9 officers had roles to play in the arrest. A court date for the bad banana with a greasy black peel has not been set.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

A road sign in one Florida town left heads turning.

A road sign in Apopka, FL has removed after it was filmed displaying an odd message earlier this week, according to county officials.

Video shows the sign displaying a series of messages near the intersection of North Lake Pleasant Road and Lake Alma Drive. Those messages played in order as follows:

“NEXT RIGHT”
“HEMLOCK CLOSED”
“TAKE DETOR” (sic)
“ALSO BIG BOOTY LATINAS”

40 years ago today on December 2, 1983 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video premiered on MTV

40 years ago today on December 2, 1983 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video premiered on MTV along with the “Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller” special which was a behind the scenes documentary. The 13:42 Thriller video would go into regular rotation on MTV and would instantly double the sales of the album “Thriller” helping it become the best selling album of all time…..

Davon and Tavon Wood were born in Sumter and put in the foster care system before being adopted at age two. Now, they're raising

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Davon and Tavon Wood were born in Sumter and put in the foster care system before being adopted at age two. Now, they're raising awareness

A set of twins are starting a 31-day walk in Sumter and planning to go to Philadelphia.

The Woods twins were born in Sumter, where they're starting their 600-mile journey to raise awareness about kids in the foster care system through their movement #FosterKidsMatter.

"Foster care to me, it isn't a topic that's talked about enough," Davon Woods said.

"It's simply just to raise awareness," his brother Tavon said. "That's all we ever wanted to do, to share our story and share stories of other kids that went through foster care. So that's all it is, raising awareness for kids in foster care."

The Woods brothers tell me they were placed in the foster care system immediately after being born at Sumter's Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital and were adopted at two years old.

"We didn't hear anything about foster care growing up, you know, so that kind of motivated us to be like, wow, like, you know, I understand there's a lot of advocates out there around the world, but it's like doing what we do is from a different, a different view because now kids have people that they feel as though they can relate to because we live in we walked in their shoes, and a lot of our stories are pretty much similar," Davon said.

"So that's why we kind of do what we do to give kids a voice because there's so much kids in the system feel like they don't have a voice or 'I'm afraid to speak out," Tavon said. "So that's what we do. We do the hard part; we do the speaking out, just so that we can shine a light on that system."

To draw attention to their own story and the experiences of kids living in the foster care system, they're planning to walk from the Sumter County Courthouse to Philadelphia carrying one backpack each and wearing a pair of Hoka shoes donated to them.

They've walked through different states before but say their furthest walk was a 96-mile trip from Georgia to Florida.

"Just mentally, it just is very hard just to be able to push, and we do 20-plus miles a day. So to be able to… that's walking eight hours straight," Tavon said. "And that - it's hard, but you know we find the strength to continue to keep going."

"It's amazing just to know that you know the impact that we set to do is coming to pass and just to know that we have the support of the city is amazing," Tavon adds about the community support.

The walk will not only be a way for the brothers to raise awareness about foster care, they tell me, but it's also a way to further strengthen their bond, which the brothers say is "unbreakable."

"It's not by coincidence that God allowed us to be twins because, you know, we - it's just basically like we was built for everything that we went through," Davon said. "So, it's definitely a blessing to not just have a person that looked like me, but somebody that almost, you know we almost think alike in certain situations, so it is definitely a blessing and on these walks, it just makes us stronger, because we just be talking and just talking and talking about everything that we experienced and how everything is happening now for us."

Sumter residents will send off the brothers as they start their journey tomorrow at 8 a.m. at the Sumter County Courthouse. To follow your journey, you can visit their website at FKM.Life.

Friday, December 1, 2023

JUST ANNOUNCED: Foreigner & Styx are coming to Blossom Music Center

JUST ANNOUNCED: Foreigner & Styx are coming to Blossom Music Center for their Renegades & Juke Box Heroes Tour with special guest John Waite!

June 12

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Heritage Holiday Groveport

Heritage Holiday - Official Tree Lighting Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023 Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm Location: Heritage Park, 551 Wirt Rd, Groveport

Join us for a magical celebration at Heritage Holiday! Glide through the joy of the season with an iceless skating rink, dive into gingerbread house fun, enjoy horse and carriage rides, savor free cookies and hot beverages, meet Santa, marvel at stunning ice sculptures, and much more! New this year: strike a pose at the family selfie station with a full-size sleigh and explore the Holiday Market featuring 12 local artisan vendors! All activities are FREE!

Hungry? We've got you covered with two fantastic food trucks on-site – Hogs 'N' Hunnies BBQ, LLC and On the Fly Pizza Guy! Don't miss the enchanting surprise at the tree lighting, harmonious Christmas carols by the Groveport Madison Area Community Choir, and a special musical performance by Charles Burger Jr & LaToya Dowdell-Burger! Bring your family and friends for a day brimming with holiday cheer!

The dash cam footage has been released from The wild chase with Hollie Strano

The police dash cam viedo has been released of the wild police chase Thanksgiving night.

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Sunday, December 3, 2023