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.

It's going to take the trusted voice of a local physician who is known in her community to carry a message that too many have not taken to heart during the pandemic. More local leaders should speak out.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The high school, with a capacity for 2,500 students, would cost $115 million. The district wants to complete it in three years.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A 5K and a 1-mile run are slated for Oct. 23. Participants will be encouraged to wear costumes.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Local ambulance crews transported 25 COVID patients between Aug. 2 and 15, which is a significant increase in coronavirus-related calls previously this summer.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A Nashville company that has done extensive stained glass work in a Hopkinsville church is restoring the decorative glass window for the South Main Street property.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Workers on Wednesday remove the J.K. Hooser sign, originally installed in 1914, from the building at 610 S. Main St. (Photo provided by Fred Wilharm)
Gov. Beshear and health commissioner said more Kentuckians need to get vaccinated and use masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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In Kentucky, all residents of long-term care facilities are also eligible to get a Moderna or Pfizer booster shot, the state health commissioner announced.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Two bands, one from South Carolina and the other from Nashville, will play for the outdoor concert.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Participants can have dinner outdoors in an area of Land Between the Lakes that is a popular spot for hummingbirds.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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During her father's funeral on Friday, Lee Ellen Fish, daughter of R.N. and Mary D. Ferguson, recalled what it was like to be an only child raised by a news reporter and a police officer. 
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The committee is arranging to have several speakers address the community on the differences between nonpartisan and partisan city elections, and the potential impact of each.
By Jennifer P. Brown
The Nonpartisan Election Citizens Committee meets at the Memorial Building on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The clinic is open community members. Wild Health will administer the Pfizer vaccine approved for people 12 and older.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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