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.

Auctions can be theatrical when strategies play out among the bidders and the competition can be fierce.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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William Camacho was named distinguished graduate in HOPFAME, an apprentice-style training program.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Staff members select a Book Bundle based on the reader's responses to several questions.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The vaccine is available at Walgreens in Hopkinsville and at nine pharmacies in Clarksville, Tennessee.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Fred and Sharon Wilharm also own historic downtown properties in Springfield and Shelbyville, Tennessee.
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)
The college's class of 2021 had more than 400 graduates.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The 135-year-old building was sold at auction for Lester Benny Guier, a Hopkinsville attorney.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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The deadline to apply is June 1.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Kate Russell, a U.S. Army veteran and mother of two children, opened Hopkinsville Brewing on Fifth Street in 2016.
By Jennifer P. Brown
Hopkinsville Brewing Co. owners Kate Russell and Joey Medeiros work in their Hopkinsville business on Fifth Street. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Senate Republican Leader, during a meeting in Hopkinsville, spoke about a scaled-down infrastructure package and other topics, including inflation, a shortage of workers and funding for LBL.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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Sixth Street beside the Arthur Square parking lot will be closed at 2 p.m., followed by the closure of Main Street between Fifth and Seventh streets at 4 p.m.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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A Tennessee Supreme Court justice from Lovingood's home county said he had COVID-19.
By Jennifer P. Brown
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