Category Archives: Local News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1

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...

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...

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...