The annual Brookhaven Girls Night Out Thursday attracted hundreds of people from several states who converged on Brookhaven for an afternoon of shopping and fun. For many, it is a tradition several years in the making.

One local group of women has made it an annual tradition to participate in GNO together. They are Undrea Brooks, Chaunci McIntyre, Charlotte Brown, Laronda Browder, Sebrina Kelly, Zandra Belcher, MaKhenzi Brooks, and the newest participant, OKinley Bryant.

Lisa Britt said she started going to GNO about 14 years ago with her mother, her aunt Marjorie Smith and her sister Lorraine Ezell. They called it “Sister/Sister Night Out.” Her mother passed away in 2014, but the tradition continues. This year’s group was Paige Britt, her aunt Lorraine Ezell, her daughter Hannah Grace Britt and her mother Lisa Britt.