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 12 council members and several city employees made up most of the appointments. Others were filled by local residents.
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The newly elected council will conduct its first meeting of 2021 by video conference.
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District officials announced two games will be delayed and two others are canceled.
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Ten days after the state's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 6, the governor ordered the initial round of business closures. By the end of the year, 57 virus-related deaths had been confirmed in Christian County.
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Based on the state’s calculation of the total amount available for direct payments to households, an estimated 85% of Kentuckians are eligible for the payments.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The new council's first regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 5
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Only parents and guardians will be allowed to attend basketball games and swim meets.
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A Christmas Day explosion outside an AT&T building in downtown Nashville has caused major problems for emergency dispatching in Christian County and other areas.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Christmas Day outage has affected many areas of Kentucky and Tennessee. It followed an explosion in downtown Nashville that police called "intentional."
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Several local organizations provide direct aid to many of the Hopkinsville area families hardest hit by the pandemic and the economic downturn it produced.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The clerk's office is slated to reopen for business Dec. 28, but the courthouse will not be open to the public. Business is being conducted remotely.
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Magically, Santa was able to run simultaneously on three fire trucks at one time Sunday afternoon.
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Santa Claus waves from the cab of a Hopkinsville fire truck on Dec. 21, 2020, in the Hunting Creek subdivision.