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 soup kitchen, on Eighth Street between Clay and Liberty streets, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Afternoon heat index values are forecast to exceed 105 degrees through Sunday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A brick wall is being rebuilt at the rear of two adjoining buildings that date to the late 19th century.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Walker's Tonsorial Parlor will eventually have four barber's chairs in the former boutique building that is undergoing renovations. For now, owner Jason Walker is using a section in the rear of the building. Customers will use the entrance on 11th Street.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The city had expected to spend $1.4 million in reserve funds to balance the budget but the deficit was much less.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The National Weather Service predicts a 40 percent chance of showers Monday, followed by a 70 percent chance Tuesday. Thunderstorms and damaging wind are possible both days.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Owners Desaepa Vansauwa and Zirconia Alleyne will continue catering and serving from their tent while looking for other options to equip a new food trailer.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The play, with 54 cast members, will be performed Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Hoptown Chronicle, recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3), will receive a contribution from Hopkinsville Brewing Co. based on the brewery's July gross sales.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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One improvement project on East Sixth Street is moving ahead and will create new free parking downtown, but another project in the same block has been delayed indefinitely out of concerns about the potential for loitering and vagrancy.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Owners Desaepa Vansauwa and Zirconia Alleyne are seeking backers to help equip a new food trailer.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A new owner has added a pavilion behind the liquor store and sells barbecue from a food truck on the property.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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