Category Archives: Local News

By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 After having just shy of two weeks to look through the mayor's proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins July 1, the Finance Committee of the ...

STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Western Kentucky released its honors list for spring 2025, which includes more than 100 students from Glasgow and Barren County. Students earned their spot on the list base...

By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Regina Murphy, supervisor of federal programs for Glasgow Independent Schools, was one of 30 Kentucky educators recognized by the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Scien...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 People might notice increased traffic in the area of U.S. Route 68 The 400-mile sale begins Thursday, June 5, and lasts until Sunday, June 8th. This sale follows the...

PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, along with other officials, educators and parents, launch the "Pre-K for All" initiative, which aims to advance the commonwealth's public e...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Highway deaths in Kentucky are at the lowest they have been in a decade, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Recently, Governor Andy Beshear announced ...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The bridge on Glover Road will soon be back open. Barren County Emergency Management Director Garland Gilliam said parts of the road — like the bridge and the ...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 One woman was taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital after her vehicle collided with another at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Industrial Drive. Around 7:...

PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 Two sets of Mammoth Cave National Park volunteers have been recognized by the National Park Service Southeast Regional Office with Excellence in Volunteerism Awards. The T...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Questions were raised about the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library’s funding, specifically from where its funding is comes, during the Barren County Fiscal Cour...