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 company had planned to invest $504 million in a plant at Commerce Park II that would employ more than 500 workers.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A truck leaves the Commerce Park II construction site on Nov. 17, 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
As we reach the half-way mark of the year, editor Jennifer P. Brown checks in on her journaling effort to see how it's going.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Several food trucks will be at the park, and children's activities are planned.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Farmer is taking over a program that faces several changes following funding cuts and the abrupt resignation of Idalia Luna, who became executive director in December 2019.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Luna accepted terms from the HRC executive committee to leave early but expressed "great disappointment" over its handling of the matter.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Should municipal properties and local businesses post "No loitering" and "No trespassing" signs downtown? Here's what members of the community told Hoptown Chronicle.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Small ensembles will play a variety of music for the event called Sounds in the Stacks.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The fair has carnival rides and games, truck and tractor pulls, beauty pageants, livestock competitions, home and garden exhibits, a demolition derby and a ton of food.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Demolition Derby is one of the most popular events at the Western Kentucky State Fair. (WKSF photo)
The seven days of the year when fireworks may be discharged are July 1 to 5, and on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Fleming, who earned his law degree in 1997, was first elected to the Christian Circuit Court bench in 2006.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The $14,672 grant will be used for vinyl siding and new windows at the Jeffers Bend Welcome Center.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Mayor James R. Knight Jr. said the city will be posting signs to address what he called "an abundance of squatters."
By Jennifer P. Brown
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