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.

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By Jennifer P. Brown

Trial by fire: A newcomer’s introduction to Western Kentucky

Curing dark tobacco leaves in smoke-filled barns is a process that has remained mostly unchanged for decades in Western Kentucky.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Interest in Jennie Stuart’s future drives questions about openness

Kentucky's sunshine laws don't appear to apply to Jennie Stuart Health because it is a private, nonprofit organization.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Jennie Stuart official mum amid questions about hospital’s future

CEO Eric Lee, commenting after the hospital board met Thursday, said he could not provide details of the group's discussions but might have details to release in the near future.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Community members alarmed by reports Jennie Stuart board might sell Hopkinsville’s hospital

There is speculation that board members — who signed nondisclosure agreements several months ago — could move during a meeting Thursday on a sell or merger with Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess Health.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Community gathering set to discuss bell hooks’ memoir ‘Bone Black’ on 72nd anniversary of her birth

Anyone interested in learning more about the Hopkinsville native, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, is invited to a discussion of 'Bone Black' on Sept. 25.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Day by day, Hopkinsville man counters online noise with music

For more than a year, Thomas Whitlock has been sharing a "Song of the Day" with a small but loyal group of followers who look forward to his rhythm and blues picks.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Gov. Andy Beshear touts funding in visit to high school construction site

The new Christian County High School is slated for completion in May 2026.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Hopkinsville school makes a big deal of opening day for its new preschoolers

The school's principal says there is room to nearly double the preschool enrollment for children ages 3 to 4 at the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Driver licensing office back at South Main Street site

A storm on June 3 had forced state officials to move the office to a temporary site.

By Jennifer P. Brown

The dancers and the audience had some moves at Dancing With Our Stars

The Alhambra event raised about $91,000 for the Pennyroyal Arts Council and Sanctuary while showcasing the dancing prowess of 16 community members.

By Jennifer P. Brown

Dr. Raymond Burse to give keynote speech for Human Rights Commission’s Unity Breakfast

Burse grew up in Hopkinsville the youngest of 12 children and became a Rhodes scholar after earning his bachelor's degree at Centre College.

By Jennifer P. Brown