Children across Jackson County will be heading back to school soon, and the Scottsboro and Jackson County annual Food for Thought fundraiser is underway. Food for Thought is a coalition
Officers and volunteers throughout the county gathered at the local Walmart Supercenter last Tuesday afternoon to continue the annual Shop with a Cop event.
In previous years the county-based event saw children partnering with officers to help shop for Christmas gifts. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the event made some adjustments to continue.
Officer Jonathan Phillips said this year they gave officers the child or family s wish list and let them do the shopping.
âThe officer then will partner with another officer to go to the addresses, meet the kids in the yard and deliver the gifts,â he said.