Category Archives: Local News

Cave City Police plan checkpoints for May
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Cave City Police Department will conduct traffic safety checkpoints throughout the month of May, targeting impaired driving and other common roadway violations. Accordi...
James Brown May 01, 2026

Glasgow residents share ideas for future of Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 Public meeting attendees had a chance to help shape the next chapter of Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library in Glasgow during a community forum on Thursday night. Architect...
James Brown May 01, 2026

Glasgow Finance Committee gets updates on downtown pedestrian bridge
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 At a special-called meeting of the Glasgow City Council Finance Committee, members received updates on several projects in downtown Glasgow, including the closed pede...
James Brown May 01, 2026

WKU in Glasgow celebrates Graduands
STAFF REPORT GlasgowNews1 WKU in Glasgow honored its next class of Hilltoppers with a graduand recognition ceremony at the TJ Health Pavilion Community Room in Glasgow on Thursday night. The event rec...
Chris Houchens Apr 30, 2026

‘Healthcare is a need’: SKYCTC celebrates groundbreaking of new Glasgow health campus
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A crowd of community members, business leaders, and local and state public officials gathered at an undeveloped lot to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Southc...
Michael Crimmins Apr 30, 2026

EMS board approves new ambulance station in Haywood
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A new ambulance station in the Haywood community is in the works. At its recent meeting, the Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Management Service board members approved Coll...
Michael Crimmins Apr 30, 2026

VIDEO STORY: South Green students experience agriculture life
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1
Will Perkins Apr 30, 2026

Glasgow man arrested after police pursuit into Metcalfe County
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man is facing charges after a pursuit around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Glasgow police observed a car go airborne when crossing a bridge in the city. They attempted to mak...
James Brown Apr 30, 2026

Barren County unemployment falls more than a point from last year
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County's unemployment rate fell by more than a full percentage point between February 2025 and February 2026, according to new data from the Kentucky Center for Stat...
Michael Crimmins Apr 30, 2026

Property committee recommends new spec building at South Cooper Industrial Park
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A new speculative building at the South Cooper Industrial Park is a possibility. The Barren County Economic Authority Property Committee members unanimously recommen...
Michael Crimmins Apr 30, 2026




