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.

This marks the sixth year for Hopkinsville's walking challenge, an idea Wally Bryan brought to the health department in hopes it would help local residents improve their health.
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Trash collections will run one day late, the Hopkinsville Solid Waste Authority announced.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Kentucky-bred colt Authentic gave trainer Bob Baffert his sixth win in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.
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Health professionals urge the use of masks because they reduce the spread of droplets that are expelled when a person breathes, coughs and sneezes. The virus is carried in droplets.
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Seventeen residents and five staff members at Christian Health Center were listed as active for the virus on Friday.
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Nearly one-third of the district’s 8,710 students are already enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy or signed up this week to opt out of in-person instruction.
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Superintendent Chris Bentzel will propose students return to the classroom soon after Labor Day, with the exception of those enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Among the new cases, there were 43 children ages 18 and younger.
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Weather permitting, testing will resume Wednesday at Tie Breaker Park.
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The county health director also announced Monday that 16 new coronavirus cases were confirmed.
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Several dozen people came out for the Stroll, Sip and Shop event Thursday evening.
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Since the pandemic began, 869 people in Christian County have tested positive for COVID-19.
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