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.

Officials said they were closing city offices in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Each school will follow its non-traditional instruction policies
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow could make driving hazardous, and temperatures will plummet.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Bill Dillard was Kentucky's first Black sheriff, elected twice in Christian County before he became caught up in an FBI drug investigation.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Recognized as the dean of Black journalists in America, Ted Poston covered major stories on civil rights, politics and Black culture as a staff writer at the New York Post from the mid-1930s until his retirement in 1972.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Ted Poston working in Washington, D.C., when he was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet" during World War II and headed the Negro News Desk in the Office of War Information. (Library of Congress photo)
In February, the Nonpartisan Elections Citizens Committee will begin preparing a report to city council on its findings about a possible switch from partisan to nonpartisan city races.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The virtual program at noon Wednesday, Jan. 19, will focus on the 1960s in Hopkinsville.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Dr. David Kabithe, a general surgeon in Hopkinsville, will give a keynote address on health and wellness.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A $10,000 donation will help people affected by the storms in Christian, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Todd counties.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The decision to delay the end-of-campaign celebration follows a surge in COVID-19 cases.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The Savannah, Georgia-based orchestra played for three Sunday services at Edgewood Baptist Church.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Fabulous Equinox playing gospel music on Sunday, Jan. 9, at Edgewood Baptist Church. (YouTube screenshot)
Children in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to try out for the play.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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