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For these sweet potatoes, the secret’s in the sauce

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

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Put oysters on the holiday table

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

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It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without her mom’s chess pie

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.

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Sisters grind fresh cranberries to make their mother’s congealed salad

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

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When nothing will do but a taste from home

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.

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2023 General Election results in Christian County

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.

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