Category Archives: Local News
High School Football Scores, Sept. 11
FRIDAY Barren County 35, Monroe County 7 Glasgow 48, Allen County-Scottsville 0 Caverna 0, Eminence 49 Warren East 14, Warren Central 0 Hart County 38, McLean County 0 Campbellsville 14, Metcalfe Coun...
Sep 11, 2026
Relay for Life returns Saturday at Beaver Creek Park
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Relay for Life is returning to Glasgow this weekend after a nine-year break, with organizers at the Barren County Family YMCA planning a full evening of activities to suppo...
Sep 11, 2026
PHOTO: The Peoples Bank bakes for Cancer Society
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Peoples Bank hosted a bake-sale fundraiser Friday ahead of the Relay for Life on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Glasgow. "We've raised a little over $1000 just this morning," s...
Sep 11, 2026
Barren County sheriff issues scam alert targeting nurses’ licenses
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Sheriff's Office is warning nurses and other healthcare professionals about a phone scam that targets their professional licenses. According to the sherif...
Sep 11, 2026
Glasgow finance committee favors substitute tax rate
By Gage Wilson For Glasgow News 1 Glasgow's property tax rate could decrease slightly this year after the Glasgow City Council Finance Committee agreed Thursday evening to recommend a rate of 16.4 cen...
Sep 11, 2026
Ky. Ed Fund creates scholarship program fueled by federal tax credit
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern September 8, 2026 A statewide nonprofit organization has been established to oversee educational scholarships for Kentucky public and private school students under ...
Sep 11, 2026
Glasgow board approves tax rate, working budget after review
By James Brown Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Independent Schools Board of Education approved a slightly lower real property tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year, while expecting to bring in more money fo...
Sep 11, 2026
Caverna settles on one-percent tax revenue increase after divided vote
By Gage Wilson For Glasgow News 1 In a standing-room-only meeting that stretched roughly two-and-a-half hours, the Caverna Schools Board of Education narrowly approved its 2026-27 property tax rate Th...
Sep 11, 2026
Barren County school board sets 2026-27 tax rates
By Auggie Brown Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Board of Education approved every item on its latest meeting agenda, including new tax rates and a working budget for the 2026-27 school year. Board me...
Sep 10, 2026
Ford to invest $1 B in new paint shop at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
By Lantern staff Kentucky Lantern September 10, 2026 The Ford Motor Co. will build a new $1 billion paint shop at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, breaking ground by the end of the year, Gov. A...
Sep 10, 2026