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.

The program, part of Educators Rising Kentucky initiative, will give students a chance to explore a teaching career.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Murray State University
The board will elect new officers and approve its 2021-22 budget.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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As a community journalist, you shouldn't count on an anonymous life. You should count on running into the people you write about at the grocery store, among other places.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The clinics are planned at Founders Square, the Housing Authority of Hopkinsville and two predominantly Black churches.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The amount of vouchers for eligible seniors is increasing this year, state officials announced.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Plates and sandwiches will be available for take-out.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The first swap will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 22.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The building will be closed to the public because of concrete work planned at the entrance.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The downtown festival is slated for Aug. 27-28.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Quinn Miller will begin his junior year at the academy on the campus of Western Kentucky University.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The U.S. Postal Service filed a request on Friday with the Postal Regulatory Commission to increase the rate for a first-class stamp from 55 to 58 cents.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Established in 1983, the program has a mission to broaden Kentucky’s next generation of civic and economic leaders.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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