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Glasgow parking structure ramp ‘open for business’
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The ramp of downtown Glasgow’s parking structure is now “open for business.” Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse said the city received approval to reopen th...
Jul 31, 2025
Bid opening for justice-center construction delayed one week
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The opening of bids for construction on the new justice center for Barren County that was originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been postponed for...
Jul 31, 2025
Barren County uninsured rate below 10% in 2023
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County was one of 1,455 United States counties that had an uninsured rate below 10 percent in 2023, and one of 194 counties that experienced a decrease compar...
Jul 31, 2025
Barren ATC students recognized at SkillsUSA national competition
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Several students with the Barren County Area Technology Center earned distinctions at the 2025 SkillsUSA Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Alex Poynter with the Barr...
Jul 31, 2025
Giving back to the future: Glasgow club children receive new shoes
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Some area children will be walking into the upcoming school year wearing a new pair of shoes. Corey Edwards and Ken Garrett donated 139 pairs of shoes Wednesday morning ...
Jul 31, 2025
Man arrested in Glasgow federally indicted
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A man arrested last year in Glasgow has been federally indicted for possession of a gun by a convicted felon. Tyshawn Lorm was arrested by Glasgow police in December...
Jul 30, 2025
New aquatic center won’t open for use this year
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The director of the Glasgow Parks and Recreation Department confirmed Monday what had been increasingly suspected, saying it was due to contending with "a l...
Jul 30, 2025
Multiple back-to-school events planned for July 31
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 As summer break winds down and area students get ready for the new school year, families in Glasgow and Barren County are invited to multiple celebrations. The Mary Wood...
Jul 30, 2025
Remaining funds released by U.S. education department
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The remaining education funds that were withheld by the federal government have been released. At the end of June, the Trump administration announced the freezing of...
Jul 30, 2025
Glasgow’s annual household hazardous waste, free shredder service approaches
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The City of Glasgow's annual offering of a central location for its residents to drop off household hazardous waste as well as paper materials that need to ...
Jul 29, 2025