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Forget something for Thanksgiving? Here are places you can go to get it

Nancy DeGennaro
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal

Inevitably, something will be missing from your Thanksgiving Day meal. Maybe it's the dessert or dressing, or maybe the knife you have to cut the turkey isn't, well, cutting it. Heaven forbid, you dropped the turkey.

There's no need to fret. There's a grocery or drug store near you that is open to fulfill those forgotten items.

Inevitably, something will be missing from your Thanksgiving Day meal. Maybe it's the dessert or dressing, or maybe the knife you have to cut the turkey isn't, well, cutting it.

What grocery/supermarkets are open on Thanksgiving?

  • All Kroger stores open at normal times and close at 3 p.m. 
  • Sprouts, 143 Wendelwood Drive in Murfreesboro, will be open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Eagleville Grocery Store, 1005 S. Main St., is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
  • Smyrna Food Lion, 11459 Old Nashville Highway, is open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

  • Dollar General: Varies, but shortened hours.

Which gas stations are open?

  • Mapco
  • 7-Eleven     
  • Shells
  • Thornton's

Which groceries are closed Thanksgiving Day?

  • Publix
  • Junior's Foodland 
  • Aldi
  • Save A Lot
  • Walmart
  • Costco
  • Sam's Club
  • Target

Which drug stores are open on Thanksgiving?

Walgreen's

The location at 106 W. Northfield Blvd. in Murfreesboro is open 24 hours daily, but closed from 1:30-2 a.m. daily for a break.

Pharmacies at all other locations are closed Thanksgiving Day.

Here are store hours for all other Rutherford County locations.

  • 1131 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
  • 2401 Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
  • 2708 New Salem Highway, Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 3010 S. Church St., Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 2006 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 3389 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

CVS 

Pharmacy and store hours vary at Rutherford County CVS locations. Minute Clinic locations inside CVS stores are closed.

  • 607 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro: Store hours at are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pharmacy is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 4058 Franklin Road, Murfreesboro: Store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pharmacy is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 2398 New Salem Highway, Murfreesboro: Store hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pharmacy is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 1331 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro: Store hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pharmacy is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • 5202 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne: Store hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The pharmacy is closed.
  • 14299 Old Nashville Highway, Smyrna: Store hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pharmacy is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

More:Thanksgiving and Black Friday are still different in 2021. Here's what's open and closed

Black Friday for big box stores

Although some of the big box retailers are closed Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday officially kicks off the holiday shopping season. So here's what to know:

  • Target reopens at 8 a.m. 
  • Walmart reopens at 5 a.m.
  • Costco reopens at 9 a.m.
  • Sam's Club reopens at 8 a.m. for plus members and 10 a.m. for regular membership holders.

Reach reporter Nancy DeGennaro at degennaro@dnj.com. Keep up with restaurant news by joining Good Eats in the 'Boro (and beyond) on Facebook and follow Murfreesboro Eats on TikTok.