Category Archives: Local News
GALLERY: Louisville Orchestra ensemble performs at Weldon library
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Hours before the Louisville Orchestra performed on Glasgow's downtown square Tuesday night, a select ensemble put on a production at the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Librar...
Will Perkins Jul 11, 2025
Preliminary hearing set in Barren County child sexual abuse case
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kyle Ankney, 32, of Glasgow, requested a preliminary hearing at his district court appearance yesterday afternoon. Ankney was arrested by Barren County sheriff deput...
Michael Crimmins Jul 11, 2025
Caverna board members take on steep roofing costs and federal freezes
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Uncertainty hovered over the Caverna Board of Education's July meeting, as members weighed the consequences of frozen federal funding, paused action on changes to the...
Michael Crimmins Jul 11, 2025
Federal government withholds over $1 million in funds from Barren County Schools
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The federal government is withholding over $1 million in projected funding from Barren County Schools that had been previously approved for the current fiscal year that ...
Will Perkins Jul 11, 2025
Barren County leadership program accepting applications
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren Inc.'s leadership program is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 class. Leadership Barren County is "an exclusive 9-month program that offers an in-depth, beh...
Will Perkins Jul 10, 2025
Tax credit cuts should not affect Barren County solar project
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS AND WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 A solar project planned for Barren County should not be affected by cuts to the Clean Energy Tax Credit. The Wood Duck Solar project is a planned so...
Will Perkins Jul 10, 2025
Barren County school board set to approve additional communication systems
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education members are set to approve additional methods of communication to be used by district staff during their regular monthly meeting...
Michael Crimmins Jul 10, 2025
Siddens bridge closed ‘until further notice’ for preservation work
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Siddens Road, southwest of Glasgow, will be closed to all through traffic at the bridge until further notice due to repairs and construction equipment moving about i...
Michael Crimmins Jul 10, 2025
Marijuana dispensary locates in Glasgow
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A medical marijuana dispensary settled in Glasgow, according to Team Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis. The dispensary directory, which lists “licens...
Michael Crimmins Jul 10, 2025
Glasgow man charged with sexual abuse of a minor
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man has been arrested on multiple child sex abuse charges. On July 9, Kyle Ankney, 32, was arrested at the Barren County Courthouse by Barren County sherif...
Michael Crimmins Jul 09, 2025