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.

City officials will announce any changes by 8 a.m. Saturday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville sign at Ninth and Campbell streets. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Bill Koehler and Amanda Huff-McClure will play for the concert at 2 p.m. Sunday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Voters will makes choices for candidates in federal, state and local races.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Vegetable casseroles and desserts will help round out the 450 meals Dinner Church volunteers expect to provide on Thanksgiving Day.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Thanks to NewsMatch, all donations to Hoptown Chronicle will be doubled starting today through Dec. 31.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The landmark was last painted in 2017, when the city was sprucing up for thousands of solar eclipse visitors.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The public is invited to the author's reading on Nov. 9.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Students are encouraged to line the parade route and show support for the veterans.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Residents may check the city’s route calendar or watch for signs in neighborhoods that announce when collections are planned on their street.
By Jennifer P. Brown
A Deepwood Drive yard along Little River in October 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
There are two basic groups in a grocery store, those willing to use a self-checkout and those who are not.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Christian County Literacy Council sponsors Community Reader Day to emphasize the importance of reading to children.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Wynn Radford reads to a class at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in May 2022 for the Read Men Read program. (Christian County Literacy Council Facebook photo)
The award was among several honors announced at the commission's Unity Breakfast.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Patricia Beliles holds the Hal and Bettye Thurmond Award presented to her at the 2022 Unity Breakfast. (Facebook photo)