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.

District officials made the call early and announced schools will be closed Tuesday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Up to 2 inches of snow is expected overnight with winds gusting up to 30 mph.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Temperatures in the region will drop to the mid-30s by 5 p.m. Monday, and an arctic front will push wind chill temperatures to near zero early Tuesday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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In the 1963 Democratic primary, Edward Thompson "Ned" Breathitt Jr. defeated a former governor, A.B. “Happy” Chandler, for his party’s nomination. Then he beat the Republican nominee by approximately 13,000 votes.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Homegrown Poems, co-sponsored by Hoptown Chronicle and WKMS, was presented in support of Hopkinsville's Big Read.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Julia Laffoon-Jackson reads her version of "Where I'm From" during Hoptown Chronicle's "Homegrown Poems," Oct. 21 at The Corner Coffeehouse. The event, co-sponsored by WKMS, was presented in support of the Hopkinsville Big Read. (photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Westerfield had a large margin of victory in Christian County but it wasn't enough to win the district.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Voter turnout was several percentage points higher than local election officials had expected.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The nickel tax, which the school board approved to increase the district's bonding capacity, was sought to replace the county's two aging high schools.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Office of the Attorney General has a statutory duty to issue open meetings and open records decisions.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The outcome of Tuesday's election will determine whether the school district can use the nickel tax to finance construction of two new high schools.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Voters will decide Nov. 5 whether the school board's nickel tax stands or is rejected.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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