MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - It was quite the gathering Friday at the Governor’s Mansion for the 77th annual Alabama turkey-pardoning ceremony. The turkeys, Fil and Buster, are from Bates Turkey Farm in ...

The man at the center of an Alabama institution has passed away. Bill Bates, owner of Bates Turkey Farm in Fort Deposit died Monday.Bates took over the farm from his father who started the business ...

Gov. Kay Ivey today continued a Thanksgiving tradition that Alabama governors have carried on since 1949, issuing a “pardon” to turkeys from the Bates Turkey Farm. The 77th annual turkey pardon took ...

The man at the center of an Alabama institution has passed away. Bill Bates, owner of Bates Turkey Farm in Fort Deposit died Monday.Bates took over the farm from his father who started the business ...