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 new Christian County High School is slated for completion in May 2026.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Gov. Andy Beshear speaks with construction workers Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the consolidated high school they are building. It will combine Hopkinsville and Christian County high schools, and the districts vocational, into one campus. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The school's principal says there is room to nearly double the preschool enrollment for children ages 3 to 4 at the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center.
By Jennifer P. Brown
school bus arrival
A storm on June 3 had forced state officials to move the office to a temporary site.
By Jennifer P. Brown
driver licensing office
The Alhambra event raised about $91,000 for the Pennyroyal Arts Council and Sanctuary while showcasing the dancing prowess of 16 community members.
By Jennifer P. Brown
dancing stars stage
Burse grew up in Hopkinsville the youngest of 12 children and became a Rhodes scholar after earning his bachelor's degree at Centre College.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Tishauna Douglas
In addition to the candidate forums, the league's voter education efforts this fall will include a meeting with County Clerk Melinda Humphries and a meet and greet event for voters and candidates.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Nikki Chambers, president of the Hopkinsville League of Women Voters, speaks to members during a meeting Monday, July 8, 2024, at The Corner Coffeehouse. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown(
The Christian County Public Schools Education Foundation sponsors the Teacher Corner to help offset some of the expense that teachers take on when they set up their classrooms.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Adam Barnes, who teaches culinary arts, was the first local teacher to pick up free supplies in the new Teacher Corner when it opened Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The U.S. Senate Republican leader spoke Tuesday at the Hopkinsville Rotary Club after attending an event at Fort Campbell to open newly renovated barracks.
By Jennifer P. Brown
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks to members and guests of the Hopkinsville Rotary Club on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the Memorial Building. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Hall, who grew up in Cadiz, was long admired as one of the best newspaper feature writers in Kentucky.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Journalist C. Ray Hall (left) during a visit to his hometown of Cadiz in 2016 with David Shore, former Trigg County Hospital administrator who also served as executive director of Pennyrile Area Development District. (Photo by James Redd)
Falls led the Attucks High School basketball team to two state titles in the Kentucky High School Athletic League Championships and advanced four times to a national tournament for Black schools during segregation. 
By Jennifer P. Brown
rail-trail bridge
The Hal and Bettye Thurmond Award and other honors will be presented at the 50th Unity Breakfast on Oct. 24.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Tishauna Douglas
Here are some analog-world pursuits, things that are better without a smartphone.
By Jennifer P. Brown
courthouse alhambra alley