Jennifer P. Brown

Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation’s board.

The hospital board had planned to vote on the Deaconess transaction this month.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Christian Circuit Judge Andrew Selfs speaks during a hearing Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, on the Jennie Stuart lawsuit stemming from a possible acquisition by Deaconess in Evansville, Indiana. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The privately held Australian company produces ready-made meals.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Kitchen Food Co. has chosen this 100,000-square-foot speculative building on Frank Yost Lane, where renovations and construction are expected to begin in early 2025. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Even on a rainy night, the sights in the Hopkinsville Christmas Parade were a delight, while the sounds of sirens screeching, horns blasting and engines revving were not so Christmasy.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The theme of the 2024 Hopkinsville Christmas Parade was "Peach on Earth." (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Cinis Fertilizer has signed a deal to recycle waste salt from Ascend Elements.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A truck leaves the Commerce Park II construction site on Nov. 17, 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Save Jennie Stuart filed a lawsuit Friday in Christian Circuit Court that names the Hopkinsville hospital and each of its 11 board members as defendants.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Jennie Stuart Health signage on Canton Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Several former players joined Hopkinsville Mayor James R. Knight Jr. for the ceremony.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Former basketball players for Attucks and Hopkinsville high schools (from left) Jonathan White, Arnold Lynch, James Victor, Russell Hayes, Orlando Frame, Melvin Woodard, Kenneth Tompkins, Wendell Lynch and Mike Walker. pose during a dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, to name the Hopkinsville Greenway pedestrian bridge for their coach, the late William Falls. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The vote, previously expected on Dec. 2, will be delayed until later in the month while Jennie Stuart and Deaconess continue negotiating the terms of the agreement, said board chair Leslie Carroll.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Jennie Stuart Health signage on Canton Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Crusty Pig, set to open Dec. 9, is on the lot where the storied Hotel Latham once stood at Seventh and South Virginia streets.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Crusty pizzas
New shop owner Crystal Ferreira at Charlotte's on 6th is among the local proprietors gearing up for a day that highlights their importance in the community.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Crystal Ferreira
Joy Closet, the nonprofit support children in foster and kinship care, is raising money to build Hope House, which will ease the transition into foster care.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Approximately 50 people attended the Christian County Ministerial Association's Community Thanksgiving service Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Freeman Chapel CME Church. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The bridge will be named for Falls in recognition of his career as a coach and teacher at Attucks High School and Hopkinsville High School.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Greenway bridge with Catalpa and Dell street sign
McHenry, a civil rights attorney who chose Hopkinsville for his practice following World War II, helped establish the local Human Rights Commission.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville native and Kentucky Human Rights Commission chairman Dr. Raymond Burse (left) presents a trophy to Linda McHenry during her late father's induction into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 22, at the James E. Bruce Convention Center. The honoree's grandson, Louis P. McHenry III, helped accept the trophy and a certificate. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)