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Cameron Abel’s comeback sauce has been an award winner at Que on the Yazoo.

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‘A spoonful of love’: Cameron Abel
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer
Sat,12/13/25-9:00AM , 1332 Reads
Cameron Abel of Greenwood says his grandmother, Martha Bell Abel of the Oxford area and originally from Holly Springs, didn’t put much effort into cooking — so most of it was pretty bad.
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The Buford sisters are, from the left, Pryor Lampton, Donna Bryant, Lee Threadgill and Sarah Goodwyn. They were raised in Glendora and will be singing with other members of their family during the 22nd annual Buford Family Christmas Dec. 18 at The Alluvian.

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Buford sisters return for annual Christmas concert at Alluvian
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Mon,12/08/25-2:00AM , 1205 Reads
Some years ago, fans of the “Buford Family Christmas” started to make a point of arriving early at The Alluvian before the show because they knew from experience that the Buford singers would draw a standing-room-only crowd.
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Patricia Gravlee, the Greenwood Convention and Visitors Bureau’s hospitality coordinator, helps 3-year-old Ezra Dallas make a s’more on Saturday during last year’s Delta Dickens Christmas.

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Second annual Delta Dickens Christmas coming up Dec. 13
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Sun,12/07/25-2:00AM , 2452 Reads
Beth Foley Barnes is excited that ArtPlace Mississippi, which she directs, will be participating in the second annual Delta Dickens Christmas.

People enjoyed the inaugural Delta Dickens Christmas in December 2024, in which ArtPlace also participated, Barnes said.

Delta Dickens will start at 10 a.m. Dec. 13 and wind up at 2 p.m.
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First Presbyterian Church presented its 43rd annual Singing Christmas Tree in 2024. The tree featured 1,500 lights and held about 100 singers.

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Yuletide Cheer: Singing Christmas Tree set Monday
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Fri,12/05/25-8:00PM , 1895 Reads
A much loved holiday event, the Singing Christmas Tree, will illuminate the holiday season at 6:30 p.m. Monday with an outdoor performance at First Presbyterian Church.

This is the Singing Tree’s 44th Christmas program, and it is produced each year by the church as its gift to the community.
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