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 Campanile Productions show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and has a Sunday matinee.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Monster in Campanile's production of "Young Frankenstein" is played by Scotty Sanders. This is his third show with the Hopkinsville theater group. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Registration is open for Hopkinsville's 22nd annual Turkey Trot, a 5K run or walk through downtown and part of the rail-trail.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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If you haven’t experienced one of Constance Alexander's poetry workshops, this week is your opportunity. 
By Jennifer P. Brown
Constance Alexander leads the Poetry and Pints workshop Thursday at Hopkinsville Brewing. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Shots, which cost $20, are given on a walk-in basis during the health department's regular hours.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The $225 million facility in South Park near Interstate 24 is expected to be operational in 2025.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Local and state economic development officials and company representatives join Gov. Andy Beshear (center) for Toyota Boshoku's ceremonial ground-breaking Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the James E. Bruce Convention Center. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
"Your City is Sick" author Jeff Siegler says locally owned businesses, not chains, make a town interesting — and they keep wealth in the community.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Ninth Street in downtown Hopkinsville. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The group collected trash downtown Monday evening and tentatively plans to meet monthly to tackle various projects.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Scar Venable and Carol Kirves collected trash Monday, Sept. 25, in Founders Square. Scar's father, Michael Venable, owns an insurance agency downtown, and Kirves and her husband, Tony Kirves, own Southern Exposure Photography, also downtown. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The facility will supply material to the $1 billion Ascend Elements Apex I plant currently under construction at Commerce Park II.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A truck leaves the Commerce Park II construction site on Nov. 17, 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Oct. 10 is the voter registration deadline for Kentuckians who want to cast a ballot in the Nov. 7 general election.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The entrance to the polling center at the Christian County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
A group trying to act on recommendations for downtown revitalization will meet Monday afternoon to start some cleanup work.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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An avid student of local history, he was the great-great-great-grandson of Bartholomew Wood.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Ben Wood (left) speaks with Christian County Historian William T. Turner during an auction on Nov. 20, 2018, for several commercial properties in downtown Hopkinsville. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The project in the 600 block of South Main Street required a complete overhaul of the building's interior.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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