Category Archives: Local News
Fiscal court approves Park City amphitheater design contract
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Fiscal Court approved a contract with DECO Architects for design work on the Park City amphitheater project. At the end of 2024, the seven county m...
Mar 18, 2025
Several Barren County roads still need repairs
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 On the day before the full Barren County Fiscal Court, the county transportation committee met and discussed several county roads in need of repairs. The Beechtree L...
Mar 18, 2025
Pierce pleads guilty to 2nd-degree manslaughter
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 A four-day trial that had been scheduled to begin Tuesday was cancelled after one of the two murder defendants agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. De...
Mar 18, 2025
Walmart, Sam’s Club announced Feeding American donation campaign
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 For the remainder of March, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced the return of the Fight Hunger, Spark Change campaign. The goal of the campaign is “to provi...
Mar 17, 2025
Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas hardest
by Scott S. Greenberger, Kentucky Lantern March 17, 2025 Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creatin...
Mar 17, 2025
Barren County court to discuss contracts, Mt. Pleasant Road bid
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Contracts, bids and mowing are key items on the March 18 Barren County Fiscal Court agenda. There are three contracts up for possible approval Tuesday morning. They ...
Mar 17, 2025
Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas hardest
by Scott S. Greenberger, Kentucky Lantern March 17, 2025 Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creatin...
Mar 17, 2025
Barren County qualifies for public assistance
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Governor Andy Beshear recently announced that Barren County was one of the 30 counties approved for public assistance. Earlier this month, Barren County Emergency Ma...
Mar 17, 2025
Cell phone, social media bill heads to governor’s desk
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A bill aimed at addressing cell phone and social media use by students in schools is one step away from becoming law. Kentucky Representative Josh Bray, who is joine...
Mar 17, 2025
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Glasgow
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Two Hart County residents were arrested in Glasgow on Sunday after a traffic stop on N. L. Rogers Wells Blvd. A vehicle driven by Jessie Jackson was stopped on the boulevar...
Mar 17, 2025