Category Archives: Local News
City mounts Twyman sign on municipal building
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 The sign has been mounted to the Luska J. Twyman Municipal Building in downtown Glasgow. The Glasgow City Hall was officially named in honor of the city's former mayor in...
James Brown Nov 18, 2025
Cave City Boys and Girls Club project postponed
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 The Boys and Girls Club of the Caverns has hit another snag in its years-long effort. During a special-called Cave City City Council meeting Monday, Mayor Dwayne Hatc...
James Brown Nov 18, 2025
Barren transportation committee recommends bid for Oil Well Road
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County transportation committee members recommended accepting a $204,000 bid for repair work on Oil Well Road. A day before the full fiscal court is set to me...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
‘Bailey Way’: Trojan Campus access road named in memory of Betty Ross Bailey
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The recently constructed Trojan Campus access road is being named in memory of Betty Ross Bailey, and will be known as "Bailey Way" for the next 30 years. Members of Bai...
Will Perkins Nov 17, 2025
Glasgow’s Starbucks to open Dec. 8
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The world’s largest coffee chain is scheduled to open its Glasgow location before the end of 2025. Starbucks is set to open on Dec. 8 in the previously empty p...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
Glasgow schools score above state’s ACT average
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow Independent Schools students had a higher score on the ACT than the state’s average while Barren County Schools students came in slightly lower. The Ke...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
Over $55,000 raised for Samsonville Square
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Over $55,000 was raised for the T.J. Community Mission Foundation during the third Hometown Showdown. The Hometown Showdown Part III took place at the Plaza Theatre ...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
Glasgow police review use of force policy after arrest
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Police Department is reviewing its Use of Force policy after a video posted on social media allegedly showed police officers using force to make an arrest. The ...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
Barren fiscal court to pay invoices
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As is so often the case, money is the focal point of tomorrow’s Barren County Fiscal Court meeting with five invoices up for approval. The invoices that appear...
Michael Crimmins Nov 17, 2025
Wood Duck Solar project receives construction certificate
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Wood Duck Solar was approved for a construction certificate by the Kentucky Service Commission on Nov. 14. In the 50-page order, the commission “conditionally ...
Michael Crimmins Nov 14, 2025