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.

Winners will read from their poems and essays for the event that starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The forums will feature 23 candidates in races for city council, fiscal court, sheriff, Hopkinsville mayor, state representative, county clerk and county judge-executive.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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In this week's Sunday Brew, editor Jennifer P. Brown reveals the answers to last week's word quiz and fills readers in on a project we've been working on with a local high school student.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville sign at Ninth and Campbell streets. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Individuals and church groups can help by contributing desserts, side dishes or bread for the meal.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The group invites church, nonprofit, government and business representatives to an organizational meeting on March 29.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Inspired by the popular word game Wordle, Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown created her own puzzler — with a local twist.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Poston, known as the Dean of Black Journalists, covered many of the country's major civil rights stories from the mid-1930s until his retirement in 1972.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Work to close the crossings will start on March 23, the mayor's office said.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The production will premiere in Hopkinsville in 2023 before performances in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Volunteers serve as court-appointed advocates for children who have been abused or neglected.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The party will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Military Order of the Purple Heart of Kentucky will make a special presentation during the luncheon on March 31.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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