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.

Up to 1,000 city residents can receive $100 each if they get a COVID-19 vaccination between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Vials of the COVID-19 vaccine are seen at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020.
The Pennyroyal Arts Council and Kentucky Humanities Council is presenting the play on Sept. 16.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Round Table Literary Park at Hopkinsville Community College (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The proposed municipal order aims to pay $100 each to as many as 1,000 city residents who become fully vaccinated between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville Municipal Center (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Kentucky has been setting records for the numbers of people hospitalized, in intensive care and breathing with the help of a ventilator. And on Friday, our region had reached its ICU capacity.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Tentatively, the chamber plans to reschedule the dinner in June 2022.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The district office is taking suggestions for the school's name, mascot and colors through an online survey and suggestion boxes.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The facilities grant will be used for construction of a new consolidated high school.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Five of the six recent deaths were among people who had not received a COVID-19 vaccination.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The company will receive up to $750,000 in tax incentives if it meets the employment targets from the state.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Vaccines are administered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the health department.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The traditional kick-off breakfast is moving outdoors, to the Tie Breaker Park Pavilion, in consideration of the pandemic.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Three windows left for years leaning against an interior wall, while the back of the building's second story was boarded up, have been re-installed.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The three-story building at 610 S. Main St., has a brick and cast iron exterior. It was constructed in 1886. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)