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 event, including a program with Hopkinsville-Christian County Historian William T. Turner, will be on July 11.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Pennyroyal Area Museum at Ninth and Liberty streets. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Artists are sought to create and donate artsy chairs with a functional design. The project culminates with a silent auction on June 26.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The series also includes a country-rock and folk music show, a Celtic Christmas concert, a Motown show and concerts by Grammy-winners Linda Davis and the Steep Canyon Rangers. 
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Baker, pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church from 1989 to 2003, led efforts to construct a new church building and helped establish St. Luke Free Clinic.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The expansion will create 200 new jobs at the Hopkinsville plant, where 165 workers are currently employed.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Guffey gave up running for reelection as county magistrate so he could seek the mayor’s office — and defeated incumbent James R. Knight Jr. by 180 votes.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Russ Guffey speaks with a supporter, Heather Collins, while they await election results on Tuesday, May 19, at the Memorial Building in Hopkinsville. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Wynn Radford will give the May 28 program that highlights the lives of local military soldiers who served from the American Revolution through modern conflicts.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Wynn Radford presents a program about the Underground Railroad during History on Tap on Sept. 1, 2023, at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The campaign theme will be "Making Headlines, Making a Difference."
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Primary Election Day is May 19, but voters have several options for casting a ballot early as they determine a Republican nominee for Hopkinsville mayor, plus a number of other contested races for city, county and federal offices.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Voters wait on Nov. 2, 2024, for the voting center to open at the Boys and Girls Club on Walnut Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner was the right pick for one longtime observer of thoroughbred racing.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Friends of Kenneth Bates, who died in February 2023, are raising money for a headstone at his grave in Cave Springs Cemetery.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Hopkinsville Art Guild is seeking projects that will enhance the rail-trail as a community asset. The deadline for proposals is May 31.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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