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 county's case total includes 151 active cases and 269 people who previously tested positive and are now listed as recovered.
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The county’s case total was 411 as of Saturday with 182 active cases, 225 recovered and four deaths. More than 20% of the county's positive tests for COVID-19 have been reported in the last week.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The health department has confirmed 84 new cases this week, the most of any week since the pandemic started.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The health department's drive-thru site provides free COVID-19 testing from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday at Tie Breaker Park.
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Charles Meacham, a longtime Hopkinsville journalist and the city’s former mayor, wrote the last comprehensive history of Christian County.
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As of Wednesday, there were 143 active cases and 218 people who have recovered from the virus, according to the health department.
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Christian County has had 344 cases of COVID-19 confirmed to date. Those include 130 active as of Tuesday, 210 recovered and four deaths.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The health department reported 90 active cases of COVID-19 and 203 people who had recovered from the illness.
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Beshear said he ordered the mask requirement because recent increases in coronavirus cases threaten to escalate the spread in Kentucky. He said he doesn’t want Kentucky to experience the kind of spike seen in other states that now face hospital bed shortages.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Following their deaths in the winter of 1838-39, the graves of Whitepath and Fly Smith were marked by field stone and eventually became obscured by overgrowth.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The health department also reports 203 people who previously tested positive for COVID-19 are now listed as recovered.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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In a week-to-week comparison, the county just finished its second largest case week with 39 new cases during the week of June 28.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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