Hoptown Chronicle

A country ham takes time and is a commitment, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown. But the reward — heaps of tender meat and an aroma of holidays past — makes it all worth it.

When Sharyn Doutt's new father-in-law made her mother's signature stuffing, she knew she'd joined a good family.

Ashli Watts will speak at the Dec. 7 Eye Opener Breakfast at the James E. Bruce Convention Center.

Sally Porter, the retired postmistress of Gracey, submitted a recipe for sweet potatoes with a special caramel sauce.

Betty Howard shares a recipe from the family of her late husband, Hopkinsville pediatrician Dr. Ron Howard.

Mary Clay Bassett, who grew up in Hopkinsville, copied her mother's chess pie recipe on an index card 44 years ago and makes it every year for the holidays.

Sandy Cavanah says it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without this favorite dish.

In the first installment of Hoptown Chronicle's Tales from the Thanksgiving Table, Gloria Young shares a recipe for sweet potato pie that always made her family feel close to home — no matter how far away they were.

In two local races on the ballot, Republican Maureen Leamy was elected commonwealth’s attorney and District 4 school board incumbent Rebecca Pepper held on to her seat.

Hoptown Chronicle is one of more than 350 nonprofit news organizations that kicked off their annual NewsMatch campaign on Wednesday.

The Extreme Weather Shelter is located in the soup kitchen on Seventh Street.

Events include William T. Turner's telling of the Bell Witch story at Jeffers Bend and trick-or-treating in downtown.