Category Archives: Local News
Glasgow housing authority touts near-perfect federal score, announces SNAP outreach event
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow's housing authority is celebrating a top federal inspection score on its Cave City properties. It is also preparing a SNAP outreach event aimed at helping more Barr...
Mar 18, 2026
Glasgow bridge project stalls as easement negotiations continue
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Discussion of two ongoing downtown construction efforts resurfaced during Tuesday evening's meeting of the Glasgow Finance Committee. City officials provided updates on the...
Mar 18, 2026
Barren County parks to serve Chick-fil-A sandwiches at ballgames
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Glasgow’s Chick-fil-A to sell its original chicken sandwiches at Jackie Browning Park during upco...
Mar 17, 2026
Barren County park to serve Chick-fil-A sandwiches at ballgames
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with Glasgow’s Chick-fil-A to sell its original chicken sandwiches at Jackie Browning Park during upco...
Mar 17, 2026
Glasgow-area employers back Pre-K for All plan
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Several employers with ties to Glasgow and Barren County are adding their voices to a growing statewide campaign to expand preschool access in Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshe...
Mar 17, 2026
Student mental health is a community wide issue
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools counseling services coordinator Chele Gillon is urging adults and students across the community to take an active role in watching for mental health w...
Mar 17, 2026
Glasgow planning commission approves 24-unit duplex project off Bob White Way
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow is set to add more duplexes after a development plan in the Quail Ridge Subdivision was approved on March 16. The Joint City-County Planning Commission voted unanim...
Mar 17, 2026
Barren County declares ‘Flames Week’ to honor Special Olympics state champions
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County leaders are setting aside a full week to honor local Special Olympics basketball champions. At the March 17 fiscal court meeting, Judge-Executive Jamie...
Mar 17, 2026
CATK continues Barren County investment with donation to leadership program
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Charles Huang, chief executive officer of Contemporary Amperex Technology Kentucky, said his company has invested in Barren County since 2020. "We've been trying to brin...
Mar 17, 2026
TJ Pavilion expansion still waiting on federal funds nearly 2 years later
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Nearly two years since it was announced, T.J. Regional Health is still awaiting federal funds necessary to expand to the third floor of the T.J. Health Pavilion in G...
Mar 16, 2026