Category Archives: Local News
Parking facilities repair plans are in various stages
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 Two projects related to city-owned downtown parking facilities in Glasgow still have final planning and design work that must be completed before work can b...
Jan 06, 2025
Bennett, Logsdon appear for pretrial conference
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The public portion of a pretrial conference for the cases in which a mother and daughter are charged with murder was brief in Barren Circuit Court on Friday...
Jan 06, 2025
Glasgow EPB reports numerous outages
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 6:37 p.m. Jan. 5 Glasgow Electric Plant Board reports a pole down and on fire on East Main Street as well as reports of other damaged lines. Aaron Russ...
Jan 05, 2025
All Barren County schools closed Monday, Jan. 6
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 5:35 p.m. Jan. 5 Glasgow Independent School are closed Jan. 6 due to weather. In a text message to parents, they announced they will make up the snow d...
Jan 05, 2025
Drivers urged to stay home amid hazardous road conditions
Staff Report Glasgow News 1 This report has been updated with information and photos from KSP and GPD. Drivers are urged to stay home if possible as roads become hazardous due to the accumulation of i...
Jan 05, 2025
UPDATED: Numerous outages reported in Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 3:41 p.m. Jan. 5 One hundred and seventy-seven outages are now being reported by Farmers RECC, most all of which are located in the western part of Bar...
Jan 05, 2025
UPDATED: No injuries reported after apartment fire
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 10:12 a.m. Jan. 6. At 5:01 p.m. members of the Glasgow Fire Department were dispatched to 207 Park Avenue. According to the press release from the departmen...
Jan 03, 2025
Barren County sheriff working injury wreck on Happy Valley, both lanes blocked
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Sheriff's Office is currently on the scene of an injury accident near the 8000 block of Happy Valley Road. Both lanes are currently blocked. "We ask that...
Jan 03, 2025
Local agencies prepare to help during winter weather watch
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A winter weather watch has been issued for parts of Kentucky, including Hart, Edmonson and Green counties. Horse Cave, which is on the Hart and Barren county line is...
Jan 03, 2025
Oath of office administered to three members of Barren County school board
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 There's at least three people in Barren County that haven't fought a duel with deadly weapons. Shelly Groce, Danny Spears and Brad High came to Barren County Schools...
Jan 03, 2025