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.

Staying grounded with in-person community gatherings

North Carolinians have leaned on old fashioned town meetings for communications after Hurricane Helene — a lesson that could apply even in normal times for maintaining healthy communities.

By Jennifer P. Brown

‘Save Jennie Stuart’ pushes to maintain local control of Hopkinsville hospital

The group filed articles of incorporation after Jennie Stuart announced a letter of intent to join Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess.

By Jennifer P. Brown

City set to sell Hopkinsville’s L&N Train Depot as surplus property

Sealed bids for the depot, which city officials estimated would cost at least $2 million to restore, will be accepted until 10 a.m. on Oct. 23.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Episcopal bishop to commemorate the Rev. A.H. McNeil’s life in Hopkinsville

The public is invited to hear about the early Black clergyman's work at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Hopkinsville company’s drone pilots are locating people stranded by Hurricane Helene

Drones equipped with thermal imaging are used to locate people in remote areas around Asheville.

By Jennifer P. Brown

All hands on deck for this story, and for North Carolina.

Getting a reader to write about how they respond to our journalism is a meaningful part of our mission as a nonprofit news outlet, writes editor Jennifer P. Brown.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Trial by fire: A newcomer’s introduction to Western Kentucky

Curing dark tobacco leaves in smoke-filled barns is a process that has remained mostly unchanged for decades in Western Kentucky.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Interest in Jennie Stuart’s future drives questions about openness

Kentucky's sunshine laws don't appear to apply to Jennie Stuart Health because it is a private, nonprofit organization.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Jennie Stuart official mum amid questions about hospital’s future

CEO Eric Lee, commenting after the hospital board met Thursday, said he could not provide details of the group's discussions but might have details to release in the near future.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Community members alarmed by reports Jennie Stuart board might sell Hopkinsville’s hospital

There is speculation that board members — who signed nondisclosure agreements several months ago — could move during a meeting Thursday on a sell or merger with Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess Health.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Community gathering set to discuss bell hooks’ memoir ‘Bone Black’ on 72nd anniversary of her birth

Anyone interested in learning more about the Hopkinsville native, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, is invited to a discussion of 'Bone Black' on Sept. 25.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Day by day, Hopkinsville man counters online noise with music

For more than a year, Thomas Whitlock has been sharing a "Song of the Day" with a small but loyal group of followers who look forward to his rhythm and blues picks.

By Jennifer P. Brown