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.

Volunteers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ruff Park Pavilion to help register voters.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." — The 19th Amendment
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The downtown landmark had been closed because of the pandemic, but owner Phillip Ferrell decided to open up for carry-out business six days a week.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The first closure will be Ninth Street beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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One historical tidbit woven into Charles Mayfield Meacham's History of Christian County was an ordinance passed in 1906 prohibiting cows from running at large.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The bridge is part of a 1.7-mile extension of the Hopkinsville Greenway from the Pardue Lane Trailhead to the area of Foston Chapel Road near Eagle Way.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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'Sonic the Hedgehog' will be reschedule later.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The health department is urging the community to take steps to prevent spreading the coronavirus.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The woman's death is the county’s 10th attributed to coronavirus since the pandemic began and the fifth in the last two weeks.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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After months of covering the COVID-19 pandemic in Hopkinsville, the story hits especially close to home for Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Students will have online instruction starting Aug. 27. Following the governor's recommendation, in-person classes at the schools won't begin until at least Sept. 28.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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