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📌Daily Weather

📌Thyme Savor returns to Main Street in Hamilton

📌Teacher surprised by Middletown community award

📌Badin Girls - Good !!

📌NFL Week 17 latest buzz, upset picks, playoff predictions

📌Cat Humor / Far Side

📌Vehicle hits High Street restaurant in Hamilton, two people injured

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Thyme Savor returns to Main Street in Hamilton

Susan Hampton has brought back Thyme Savor to Main Street, offering a convenient solution for those with tight schedules who still crave a home-cooked meal. Teaming up with Cathy Blevins, the duo prepares ready-to-enjoy meals for in-home dining.

The dishes, conveniently packaged for either a toaster oven or a conventional oven, are a testament to Thyme Savor's commitment to time-strapped individuals. Hampton shared, "The meals are already prepared in containers for a toaster oven or your oven. When we sell out of one thing, we make something different."

Thyme Savor might ring a bell for some long-time residents of Hamilton, as it operated on Main Street in the early 2000s but closed due to a lack of understanding of the concept at the time. The limited shopping options nearby also played a role in its closure.

However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a surge in people embracing home dining, Hampton decided to revive Thyme Savor, almost a generation later, at its original location at 222 Main St. "We're doing well," she reported. "We're having a good time. We're in a groove now, and we know what people like to eat and what they don't like to eat."

For those curious about the menu, Hampton recommends checking their Facebook page, where she regularly posts pictures of fresh and new offerings. The menu is dynamic and changes with each visit. Thyme Savor's culinary offerings include fresh soups, salads, various chicken salads (with the walnut and cranberry variant being a staple), French onion soup, savory rigatoni, and chicken and dumplings.

Hampton emphasizes the commitment to quality by stating, "Everything's made from scratch here from this kitchen." She personally handpicks all ingredients, avoiding reliance on large companies and trucks to ensure competitive prices for customers.

With more than two decades passed since the first opening, Main Street has experienced a significant uptick in activity. Saturday foot traffic has quadrupled since the early days, reflecting the community's increased support.

Thyme Savor operates from Wednesday through Saturday. Hampton dedicates Tuesdays to cooking, ensuring that anything purchased on Wednesday remains fresh for five days. The goal is to help customers stock their refrigerators for the week, providing a hassle-free solution for those short on time.

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BUTLER COUNTY — Two holiday high school basketball events are taking place this week in Butler County.

The Brian Cook Classic tips off Thursday and Friday at Madison, while the inaugural Butler County Backyard Bash runs Friday and Saturday at Fairfield Arena.

The 28th annual Brian Cook Classic — which was once the Madison Classic before being renamed to remember Cook who passed away in 2000 at the age of 16 — will hit the Mohawks’ Coach Smith Court when Madison, Cincinnati Christian and Belmont battle it out. The tournament had a scheduling conflict and will finish up in February at CCS.

Fairfield, Hamilton and Badin will be bringing both boys and girls programs to the Butler County Backyard Bash. Middletown, Monroe and Talawanda will have their girls teams participate, while Mount Healthy, Ross and Lakota West boys will compete.

“This will be a great event for our community,” Fairfield boys basketball coach DJ Wyrick said. “It is a great opportunity for fans to see the quality of basketball that we have here in Butler County. There are some great matchups this year.”

Indians athletic director Aaron Blankenship said he hopes the Backyard Bash will be an ongoing event that runs for years to come.

“We’re really excited about this year’s event,” Blankenship said. “We’re wanting this to be the first of many. We’ve already had quite a few teams reach out about participating in next year’s event if we’re able to have it.

“Our hope is that we have a fun holiday event that showcases the great talent and the great coaches and the great communities we have here in Butler County. We’re excited to see the event as it grows. This is going to be a great first year.”

Blankenship said the Backyard Bash also serves as an option for area basketball programs that didn’t head south for a holiday event to participate.

“This is a great opportunity to play in a local rivalry game in front of a great crowd in their own backyard,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity for family, friends and students to come out to watch two really good nights of basketball.

“We felt like we could provide something great in a great facility like Fairfield Arena for a great community that Butler County is. This will create a tournament style environment for our student-athletes to participate in. While some of these trips are great, we felt like it’s a great opportunity for our programs to stay home.”

Fairfield’s boys basketball team also plays in the LaRosa’s Holiday Hardwood Classic on Thursday, Dec. 26 at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. The Indians face Lakota West with a 7:45 p.m. tipoff.

The Brian Cook Classic schedule is as followed:

• Boys 

• Thursday, Dec. 28, at Madison

• 6 p.m. — Cincinnati Christian vs. Belmont, JV

• 7:15 p.m. — Cincinnati Christian vs. Belmont, varsity

• Friday, Dec. 29, at Madison

• 6 p.m. — Belmont vs. Madison, JV

• 7:15 p.m. — Belmont vs. Madison, varsity

• Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Cincinnati Christian

• 6 p.m. — Madison vs. Cincinnati Christian, JV

• 7:15 p.m. — Madison vs. Cincinnati Christian, varsity 

• The Butler County Backyard Bash schedule is as followed:
  
  Girls

• Friday, Dec. 29, at Fairfield Arena

• 4:30 p.m. — Middletown vs. Monroe

• 6 p.m. — Hamilton vs. Talawanda

• 7:30 p.m. — Badin vs. Fairfield

• 
  Boys

• Saturday, Dec. 30, at Fairfield Arena

• 4:30 p.m. — Mount Healthy vs. Lakota West

• 6 p.m. — Badin vs. Hamilton

• 7:30 p.m. — Ross vs. Fairfield
  Source: Chris Vogt with BCHS Sports Report

NFL Week 17 latest buzz, upset picks, playoff predictions

• Jeremy Fowler

• Dan Graziano

Dec 27, 2023, 07:00 AM ET

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is here, and league insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano are breaking down the biggest questions, latest news and notable buzz of the week.

What are our boldest playoff race predictions with two weeks remaining? Which players have the most to prove before the end of the regular season? How many coaching jobs will be open come the offseason? And which teams are on upset watch this weekend? It's all here, as Dan and Jeremy answer big questions and empty their notebooks with everything they've heard heading into Week 17.

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Most to prove | Open coaching gigs
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Police: One person dead after crash into Hamilton restaurant

Two people were injured Wednesday afternoon in Hamilton when a vehicle hit Jocko’s restaurant on High Street.

It happened about 3:45 p.m. when dispatchers received a call of a vehicle into the building and a pedestrian hit, according to dispatchers. Two people were taken away by ambulance. Jocko’s World Famous Chicken & Seafood is located at 725 High Street.

Officers who are a part of the Butler County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team remained at the scene investigating. The side of the building beside the drive-thru window sustained heavy damage.

A man who answered the phone at the restaurant about 5:40 p.m. said they were closed, but they might open the dining room on Thursday.

Source: Hamilton Journal