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.

Singer-songwriter Martha Redbone, who has family ties to Kentucky, created and performs the show.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Martha Redbone performing for Hopkinsville's Big Read event at the Alhambra Theatre in September 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The theme is “A Snowman’s Winter Wonderland,” and the grand marshal will be Jeff Hurd, general manager of Hopkinsville Electric System & EnergyNet. 
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The weather might feel like summer, but Hopkinsville has a slew of autumn-themed happenings, including the Christian County 4-H's Bale Trail.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in front of the Nook & Cranny shop on East Ninth Street, are part of the Christian County 4-H's Bale Trail. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Twenty-nine new cases have been confirmed in the past week, which includes 16 new cases in Christian County and nine in Trigg.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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For most voters, the league’s forums are the only opportunity they have to see candidates in the same venue responding to  the same questions.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The theme for the writing contest is "Together, We Make a Difference."
By Jennifer P. Brown
Gwenda Motley reads from her sister bell hooks' book, "Belonging: A Culture of Place," during a ceremony Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Performing Arts Center at Christian County Middle School, where winners in a writing contest were recognized. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
A line spoken during Campanile Production's "Come From Away" took Hoptown Chronicle's editor back to a memorable night in Newfoundland.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Campanile Productions presents "Come From Away," a musical, on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Alhambra Theatre. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Newby said he is departing for a "step up" in his career but declined to provide details.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville Police Department headquarters on North Main Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Hopkinsville Fire Department has remembered the sacrifices of Sept. 11 first-responders every year since 2001.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The training tower at the Hopkinsville Fire Department Station 5. (HFD Facebook photo)
Gov. Andy Beshear was present for Tuesday's ceremony and emphasized a "substional economic boost" that will result from the creation of 200 new jobs at the Hopkinsville plant.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Gov. Andy Beshear (center in white shirt) joins U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. representatives and local and state economic development officials Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in a ground-breaking ceremony for the company's expansion in the South Park industrial site. (Photo by Gwenda Motley for Hoptown Chronicle)
Berry spoke at a memorial service for fellow Kentucky writer bell hooks in 2022 at the Alhambra Theatre.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Kentucky writer and environmental activist Wendell Berry speaks with Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson during a celebration of local author bell hooks on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Alhambra Theatre in Hopkinsville. (Photo by Tony Kirves | Special to Hoptown Chronicle)
A brief encounter with fans at Fort Campbell's Post Exchange revealed Dolly Parton's grace toward others no matter their station in life.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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