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Restaurants provide meals to officers

A law enforcement agency thanked Outback, Walk-On’s and Chick-Fil-A for providing meals to officers in a recent Facebook post.

The post said, “Thank you to Outback, Walk-On’s and Chick-Fil-A for generously providing meals for our Officers over the past few days. We appreciate your support!” The agency did not provide further details in the post.

Outback, Walk-On’s and Chick-fil-A are restaurant chains that frequently take part in community outreach and charitable efforts. Donations of food by local businesses can bolster morale for officers working extended shifts or during high-demand periods, and they illustrate a direct form of community support.

Partnerships between law enforcement and local businesses are common in many communities and often aim to strengthen ties between officers and residents. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."