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.

TVA and local electric utilities urged customers to conserve power to help avoid large-scale blackouts.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown
Announcements related to the arctic blast at the start of the Christmas weekend.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Weather cancellations
Pepper was the unanimous choice Wednesday by the school board, which received nine applications to fill the vacancy created by Mike Walker's early resignation.
By Jennifer P. Brown
christian county public schools office feature
Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown has been creating a holiday quiz every year since the mid-1990s for a party with friends.
By Jennifer P. Brown
holiday quiz graphic
Both men are slated to leave their jobs in August.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville Municipal Center (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Friday's temperature will dip below zero, and high winds will make it feel even colder.
By Jennifer P. Brown
(Canva photo)
Haddock, a retired elementary school guidance counselor, was known as Mrs. Pickle to local students.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Carolyn Haddock (Facebook photo)
The school board has a special meeting Wednesday to consider the applicants.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Board of Education
Terena Bell's book, "Tell Me What You See," includes 10 experimental stories about the pandemic, the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion and climate change.
By Jennifer P. Brown
(Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
In its third year, the Santa Claus is Coming to Hoptown event will start at 1 p.m.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Santa Claus waves from the cab of a Hopkinsville fire truck on Dec. 21, 2020, in the Hunting Creek subdivision.
Burnett leads the public radio station that has been recognized for its journalism on a regional and national level.
By Jennifer P. Brown
WKMS station manager Asia Burnett (WKMS photo)
Every year on the anniversary of the Dec. 12, 1985, air crash that killed 248 soldiers, community members and Fort Campbell officials meet for a memorial service in Hopkinsville.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A color guard stands before the Gander Park Memorial's stone markers during a service on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)