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 four-show series will bring audience members on the stage for a setting much like a jazz club in a large city.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Alhambra Theatre
U.S. Army helicopter pilot Shane Barnes, who died Nov. 10 in the Middle East, made Hopkinsville his hometown and worked to get four generations of his family in the same community.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Barnes family (from left) Katherine, Shane, Amelia and Samantha. (Photo provided)
Fleming has been a Christian County Family Court judge since 2007.
By Jennifer P. Brown
jason fleming
Now in its 14th year, Small Business Saturday encourages support of small businesses and their impact on communities.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Two workers in utility truck buckets hang Christmas garland on Nov. 15, 2023, above the intersection of Ninth and Main streets. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Everyone at the plant was safely evacuated, HFD reported.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A fire official watches as an aerial unit directs water on the Metalsa plant early Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Hopkinsville Fire Department photo)
A Hopkinsville woman needed help with Thanksgiving dinner supplies. Her call reached the people who could help.
By Jennifer P. Brown
turkey cooked
A classic topping for German chocolate cake, this pecan frosting could finish a variety of desserts.
By Jennifer P. Brown
pecan frosting on german chocolate cake
Donations of bottled water, cupcakes, biscuits and cornbread are needed.
By Jennifer P. Brown
woman hands another a meal
Ryan Clark is leaving the Oak Grove Tourism Commission to take the job in Hopkinsville.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville sign at Ninth and Campbell streets. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown gained a new appreciation for what makes a parade special, she writes.
By Jennifer P. Brown
parade spectator waving
Hoptown Chronicle shot a series of photographs documenting the final stage of the historic building's demolition.
By Jennifer P. Brown
phoenix building sign after demolition
Downtown business and building owners are asked to display trees in their front windows in time for Small Business Saturday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Christmas tree lights_2