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.

Campaign leaders revealed the amount raised so far during a joint lunch meeting of Hopkinsville’s Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
By Jennifer P. Brown
United Way campaign co-chairs Whitney Stewart and Lucas Stagner hold a sign showing the status of the campaign as of Oct. 25, 2022. (United Way Facebook photo)
Bill Munday and Ruth Lynch are inaugural members of the Hall of Fame.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Terrence Davis, Bill Munday and Ruth Lynch. (Facebook photo)
This Halloween in Hopkinsville, there's something for young people, older folks and even your dog.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Halloween pumpkins
The Mixer restaurant and Hopkinsville Brewing Co. are collaborating for the Nov. 10 event.
By Jennifer P. Brown
brewery-new-sign
The Ascend Elements facility will recycle batteries to produce lithium-ion materials for electric-vehicle batteries.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Gov. Andy Beshear and Ascend Elements CEO Michael O'Kronley at the company's ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The musical comedy follows the story of two brothers, contemporaries of William Shakespeare who believe they must compete with the great bard for literary fame.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The cast of "Something Rotten!" during a dress rehearsal on Oct. 18, 2022, at the Alhambra Theatre. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The lithium battery plant planned in Hopkinsville's Commerce Park II is receiving the grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hydro-to-Cathode leaching tanks at the Ascend Elements facility in Westborough, Massachusetts. (Ascend Elements photo)
Voters who qualify for an absentee mail-in ballot must apply for one by Oct. 25.
By Jennifer P. Brown
early voting sign
The clergyman, whose example inspired the establishment of a crisis relief agency, endured many hardships as he worked to become a priest while leading a new church.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Grace service for McNeil feature
The funding comes from the Delta Regional Authority.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Casey Jones feature
The signs will eventually hang outside on the rear wall of the Alhambra Theatre, visible from Weber Street.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Six students in the Big Read art camp painted large wooden panels with designs resembling book titles and other images related to the program. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Organizers hope to have at least 100 members present for the first meeting at the Alhambra Theatre.
By Jennifer P. Brown
(Canva photo)