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.

The series of live performances starts in September and offers eight snows — a stand-up comic, six music groups and a dance company.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Alhambra Theatre on South Main Street. (Jennifer P. Brown photo)
The attack occurred Tuesday afternoon along a section of the rail-trail that runs between the Holiday Park and Hunting Creek subdivisions.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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More than 500 people attended the barbecue, the main fundraiser to raise restoration money for the old St. Elmo School.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The St. Elmo Homemakers Club Barbecue on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Aly Adler)
Limón, who resides in Lexington, is the author of six books of poetry and the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Ada Limón, of Lexington, is the 24th poet laureate of the United States. (Library of Congress photo)
District officials had estimated the school would cost approximately $115 million.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Consolidated school mockup. (Christian County Public Schools)
The Christian County Literacy Council's Letterboxing Challenge continues through the end of July.
By Jennifer P. Brown
women letterboxing
The city is seeking an additional $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund the mural project titled "If These Walls Could Talk."
By Jennifer P. Brown
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For the second consecutive year, celebrations are slated at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. and the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Eighth August Fifth Street
Opponents of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade gathered early on Independence Day.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Sheila Smith-Anderson addressed the rally on July 4, 2022, at the Christian County Justice Center. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Pennyroyal Arts Council sponsored the camp at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Participants in the 2022 Mural Arts Camp stand in front of their Cherokee-inspired art at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P.  Brown)
The rally comes in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The barbecue will raise money to help preserve the Saint Elmo schoolhouse in South Christian.
By Jennifer P. Brown
(Canva photo)