Category Archives: Local News
Multiple fire departments battle blaze off New Salem Road on Friday
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Multiple fire departments worked a fire off of New Salem Road near the Glasgow city limits Friday. The home of Barren County Magistrate Jeff Botts caught fire Friday mornin...
Apr 10, 2026
Glasgow historic panel studies new street signs for downtown district
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow's Historic Preservation Commission is exploring new street sign designs to help the city's historic district stand out and make it easier to recognize. Commissioner...
Apr 10, 2026
1 dead, portion of Happy Valley closed after early-morning collision
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 One person is dead after an early-morning collision that has closed a portion of Happy Valley Road. Kentucky state troopers were called to the collision, which happened at ...
Apr 10, 2026
Sam Terry’s Glasgow cemetery tour returns this weekend
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Local historian Sam Terry will lead his 32nd spring series of tours at Glasgow Municipal Cemetery beginning Saturday. The guided walking tours take place in the older, hist...
Apr 10, 2026
Cave City Welcome Center to add eight EV superchargers by May
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Cave City is adding another reason for travelers to pull off Interstate 65, with eight new superchargers now in the works at the welcome center. The superchargers are curre...
Apr 09, 2026
TVA CEO Don Moul to retire July 1; Glasgow EPB power supplier faces leadership change
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The chief executive officer of the United States’ largest public utility company will retire July 1. The Tennessee Valley Authority, which is the power supplie...
Apr 09, 2026
3 Riley-backed bills become Law as veto period nears end
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Three House bills that were cosponsored by Barren County State Representative Steve Riley are now law in Kentucky. Kentucky’s General Assembly convened for the...
Apr 09, 2026
Glasgow high FCCLA earns top honors at Ky annual conference
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow High School's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter is celebrating a strong showing at the eighty-first annual Kentucky FCCLA State Leadership Con...
Apr 09, 2026
Glasgow alumna returns as visiting artist April 15
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow Middle School is preparing to welcome back one of its own as this year's visiting artist. Art teacher Jennifer Fritsch said alumna Makayla Powell will spend Wednesd...
Apr 09, 2026
Glasgow man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man has pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. David Tywan Franklin could face at least 10 years in priso...
Apr 09, 2026