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 total of 119 cases includes 97 people who have recovered from the coronavirus.
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Kentucky had 283 new cases confirmed Friday, but the governor said that number could be high because of a Memorial Day lag in lab reports.
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Democrat Wendell Lynch, a retired banker who is serving as interim mayor, will face the Republican nominee, local business owner James R. Knight Jr., in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Kentucky had 113 newly confirmed cases and nine deaths Thursday.
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An account related to Warren about John Wesley Venable Jr., the Hopkinsville man who assembled a model circus in his home, is believed to have inspired the character Bolton Lovehart in the short story.
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Among local cases, 95 people have recovered after receiving a positive test for the coronavirus. Statewide, at least 3.124 people have recovered, Gov. Andy Beshear announced.
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Patients will be allowed to have one visitor, and visitors will be given surgical masks to wear.
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As of Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases statewide was 8,951 with 387 new cases reported over the Memorial Day holiday.
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As of Sunday, 89 of the county's 111 confirmed cases were recovered.
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A new film, about a Kentucky war hero and Medal of Honor recipient, is set for 7 p.m. Monday, while several on-demand programs are available on the KET website.
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"On this Memorial Day, take strength and determination and renewed commitment from their example, and keep fighting to save all our loved ones from the pandemic that threatens us all." — Kentucky Veterans Affairs Commissioner Keith Jackson
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Three new cases Saturday pushed the week's total to 13.
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