Category Archives: Local News

Glasgow pedestrian hit by truck
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being hit by a truck in Glasgow on Jan. 5. The injury collision happened on Cleveland Avenue, according to a Glasgow pol...
Michael Crimmins Jan 06, 2026

Glasgow concrete company votes to unionize
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 SRM Concrete in Glasgow has voted to join the Teamster union. SRM Concrete was founded in 1999 and has a plant located at 190 Trojan Trail. Concrete ready mix driver...
Michael Crimmins Jan 05, 2026

Glasgow murder case forwarded to grand jury
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man charged with murder will have his case forwarded to a Barren County grand jury. Twenty-one-year-old Braxton Haley is charged with murder in the death o...
Michael Crimmins Jan 05, 2026

Med Center Health opens submissions for art exhibit
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Med Center Health seeks entrants for its annual Women in Art Exhibit. Jake Hook with Med Center Health told Glasgow News 1 that six people from Glasgow entered their...
Michael Crimmins Jan 05, 2026

Barren fiscal court to consider light agenda
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The first meeting of 2026 is likely to be blink-and-you’ll-miss-it as only four items are listed on the Jan. 6 Barren County Fiscal Court agenda. Aside from th...
Michael Crimmins Jan 05, 2026

Portion of Oil Well Road closed until further notice
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A portion of Oil Well Road will be closed to traffic for an undetermined amount of time as necessary repairs are made. Glasgow-Barren County Emergency Management stated tha...
Michael Crimmins Jan 05, 2026

West presents to Glasgow school board about Highland Elementary
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Highland Elementary Principal Phillip West presented to members of the Glasgow Independent Schools Board of Education during their December meeting at Glasgow High Schoo...
Will Perkins Jan 05, 2026

Glasgow woman arrested after crashing car into police vehicle
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow woman was arrested Sunday after a vehicle she was driving collided with a Glasgow police vehicle. The Barren County Sheriff’s Office was requested by the po...
James Brown Jan 04, 2026

Farmers RECC board member retires
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 After 17 years representing the third district of Farmers RECC, Ronnie Smith has retired. "All of us who have had the privilege of knowing and working with Ronnie, a...
Michael Crimmins Jan 03, 2026

Tompkinsville man jailed in Barren County on human trafficking charge
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Tompkinsville man is lodged in the Barren County Detention Center on human trafficking charges. Steven Stewart, 46, of Tompkinsville was arrested earlier this week and ch...
James Brown Jan 02, 2026




