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.

Jan Oglesby is Hoptown Chronicle's first "Face of the Auction."
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Both concerts are free during the Aug. 25-26 festival in downtown Hopkinsville.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Three members of The Commodores, who will perform Aug. 26 for Summer Salute. (Photo provided)
Special recognition was given to Marvin Denison, a history teacher and head of the upper school who has been on the faculty since 1975.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Anne Lawson Noel, science teacher and 1981 graduate of University Heights Academy, gives a history of the school during a 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Alhambra Theatre (Facebook photo)
Rose-breasted grosbeaks fly all the way from North American breeding grounds to their winter places in Central and northern South America.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The same type of disaster declaration isn't likely coming for the March 31 storm because that weather event was not widespread across the state.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A tree that has just fallen across Nelson Drive near Morningside Drive on the afternoon of March 3, 2023, blocks the street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Program coordinator Toby Hudson will be promoted to the new position on May 1.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Doggie Dip in September 2021 at Tie Breaker Family Aquatic Center. (Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation photo)
The weeklong auction starts Monday at the Memorial Building.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Brandon Killebrew pushes a clip up a wire after retrieving a bid from the line that extends from the audience to the auctioneers at the Hopkinsville Rotary Auction inside the Memorial Building. Killebrew is slated to to chair the 2023 auction. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Governing board members for most agencies have oversight of policies and finances.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Constance Alexander, a poet and playwright from Murray who also writes columns about art and culture and serves on Hoptown Chronicle's board, found an unexpected way to engage participants during last week's poetry workshop.
By Jennifer P. Brown
sketch of childhood home
The declaration of a local state of emergency will allow for state assistance in cleanup.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Gov. Andy Beshear stands on Friday, April 7, 2023, outside the Woody Winfree Fire and Transportation Museum at Mayor James R. Knight Jr. describes damages to building sustained in the March 31 storm. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The small eatery sits next to Hopkinsville's old fire station and iconic clock tower.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Big Fella'z, a small restaurant that sits adjacent to the Woody Winfree Fire and Transportation Museum in downtown Hopkinsville, was damaged by bricks blown out of the museum in the March 31 storm. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Members of the public may attend the meeting by contacting the league in advance for a Zoom link.
By Jennifer P. Brown
polling place