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.

Poet and playwright Constance Alexander will lead the free workshop at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Constance Alexander at a poetry workshop she led in September 2022 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. (Hoptown Chronicle photo)
A committee chose the new brand from submissions in a naming contest.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Doggie Dip in September 2021 at Tie Breaker Family Aquatic Center. (Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation photo)
Alissa Keller will give the program on March 30 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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hooks, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, was selected for Kentucky Women Remembered along with six other women.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Campanile Productions will have five performances of the family friendly musical Friday through Sunday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Activities at the Pennyroyal Area Museum and Milkweed will offer several ways to learn about the clairvoyant and Christian County native.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Brockman came to Hopkinsville in 2015 to help the city prepare for its role as epicenter for the 2017 solar eclipse. He led several changes in city recreation events.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tab Brockman speaks with participates in a Thanksgiving weekend Turkey Trot in 2021 at the Pardue Lane Trailhead. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
One complaint stemmed from Atkins' conduct during a trial for a defendant charged in connection with child abuse at the First United Methodist Church daycare.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Features of the Holland Opera House that have been hidden for decades resurfaced Thursday as demolition of the 140-year-old building continued.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The building that housed Boyd's Boutique & Bridal needs an entire wall replaced, an engineer said after an adjacent structure was demolished.
By Jennifer P. Brown
South Main Street traffic on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, passes fencing and a boom lift in front of the Holland Opera House. The second-story windows on the opera house were revealed for the first time in decades following removal of a metal facade on the building that is being demolished. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Business partners Mallory Lawrence and Mindy Hargrove hope to open The Crusty Pig by late this year.
By Jennifer P. Brown
This building, a former automobile garage on South Virginia Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, is slated for a renovation to create space for a pizza restaurant that will be named The Crusty Pig. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The sewing volunteers are part of a group that meets weekly at the Christian County Extension Service.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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