Category Archives: Local News
Cave City council sets spending, shifts grave sites
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 June tends to be a busy month for most cities, with the fiscal year winding down. Cave City is no exception, as city council members met for a second time this month ...
Jun 17, 2025
Barren County under flood watch until 1am June 17
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County is in a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service’s Louisville office. The flood watch lasts until 1 a.m. on June 17. During this ti...
Jun 16, 2025
Cemetery relocation, street renaming on Barren court agenda
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Cave City cemetery relocation and an interlocal agreement with Edmonson County about a road name are some of the items of new business on the Barren County Fiscal ...
Jun 16, 2025
Postsecondary council approves tuition increase for WKU, MSU, EKU
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Resident students at Western Kentucky University, Eastern Kentucky University and Murray State University will see their bill increase for the 2025-26 academic year....
Jun 16, 2025
Glasgow Boys and Girls Club teens to intern at Med Center Health
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County and Med Center Health Glasgow have partnered to offer paid internship opportunities to area teens. Rachel Carver, workfo...
Jun 16, 2025
Cave City plans fourth annual Night Out
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 What began as a simple evening focused on children has grown into one of the city's most anticipated community events. Cave City's fourth annual Community Night Out o...
Jun 16, 2025
Transportation warns of scam text messages
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning people of fraudulent text messages impersonating state agencies that feature suspicious links similar to Kentucky gove...
Jun 13, 2025
Kentucky gas tax to drop 1.4 cents on July 1
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 In less than a month, people could see a slight decrease in gas prices. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced a 1.4-cent-per-gallon decrease of the state’s ...
Jun 13, 2025
Caverna board talks parental leave, healthcare contract, hear strategic plan reports
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 The Caverna Board of Education was briefed by the district's Strategic Plan Aspiration Committee, which is a team focused on producing a system where students leave s...
Jun 13, 2025
Students from Barren County earn SKYCTC honors
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College recently released its honors list for spring 2025, which features a plethora of students from Barren County. Students ...
Jun 13, 2025