Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jul 09, 2025
Details released about movie filmed in Barren County; tourism leaders talk local impact
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Movies oftentimes provide people with entertainment and leisure, a time to relax and unwind, but the filming of a movie can have major economic benefits for the comm...
Jul 09, 2025
From NFL sidelines to the YMCA: Bailey brings experienced background to Barren County
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Some might call it coincidence, others simply a shared path-but for two leaders at the Barren County YMCA, the journey from West Virginia to Barren County feels like ...
Jul 09, 2025
Caverna board to review handbooks, approve personnel and policy updates
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 The Caverna Independent School District Board of Education will meet Thursday, July 10, at 5 p.m. at the central office in Cave City, with a full agenda focused on pr...
Jul 09, 2025
‘Time and space get smaller’: Louisville Orchestra fills Glasgow with music
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As part of their In Harmony Commonwealth Tour, instrument-equipped members of the Louisville Orchestra filled the Glasgow Square with live music for an hour on July ...
Jul 09, 2025
Glasgow man federally indicted on child sexual abuse charges; enters not-guilty plea
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man has entered into a not-guilty plea in federal court on multiple child sexual abuse charges. In an indictment filed in U.S. District Court’s Weste...
Jul 08, 2025
Report due on Glasgow’s W. Main property in a few weeks
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 With options for the city's approach to its property along the 100 block of West Main Street are still under development by an engineering firm, other steps...
Jul 08, 2025