Dear Hoptown Chronicle readers,
Have you heard about the party we’re throwing in your honor?
It’s called “The Full Scoop! — Music, News & Memories,” and it’s happening from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
Your interest in Hoptown Chronicle has been the driving force in our operation since we launched this nonprofit news outlet five years ago this summer.
We want to show our appreciation, and we’re throwing this party with two of our best partners — the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County and WKMS, the public radio station at Murray State University.
In fact, WKMS station manager Asia Burnett came up with the idea to host a gathering for WKMS listeners and Hoptown Chronicle readers. As you might already know, Hoptown Chronicle and WKMS have a content sharing agreement that allows each of us to run the other outlet’s stories.
When Asia asked me where we ought to host this party in Hopkinsville, it took me about two seconds to recommend the Pennyroyal Area Museum. And with executive director Alissa Keller’s backing, we soon hatched a plan.
The party is called “The Full Scoop!” because we’re serving ice cream. It seems appropriate here in the hottest days of summer — plus, we couldn’t resist the nod to Hoptown Chronicle’s newsletter, The Daily Scoop.
We’ll have live music by the indie folk-pop band Little by Little, winners of the 2024 WKMS Battle of the Bands competition.
You’ll also have the opportunity to look through the museum to discover connections between a great deal of the historical exhibition and news stories being reported today by WKMS and Hoptown Chronicle.
We’re looking forward to saying “thank you” in person. I hope you’ll join us.
— Jennifer P. Brown, editor
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.
