Category Archives: Local News
AAA: April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Submitted to WCLU News AAA reminds motorists: "Don't Drive Intoxicated. Don't Drive Intexticated." Distracted driving continues to be a danger to everyone on U.S. roads. National Highway Traffic Safet...
Mar 31, 2023
Police arrest Glasgow man after vehicle pursuit
Nathaniel A. Vincent (BARREN Co. DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - Glasgow Police say they arrested a Glasgow man after a "brief vehicle pursuit" Thursday afternoon. Officers located a vehicle being operate...
Mar 31, 2023
Mail-in absentee ballot portal opens Saturday ahead of Kentucky primary
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) Brennan Crain and Luke Pierce contributed to this report. GLASGOW - Eligible voters across Kentucky can request mail-in absentee ballots starting Saturday, April 1 when the stat...
Mar 31, 2023
Fiscal court to hold two special meetings on Friday
FILE - Jamie Byrd, Barren County Judge Executive (WCLU News File Photo) GLASGOW - The Barren County Fiscal Court is slated to have two special-called meetings on Friday afternoon. The first meeting wi...
Mar 30, 2023
CASA of South Central KY to hold its Early Spring New Advocate Training
SUBMITTED TO WCLU NEWS BOWLING GREEN - CASA of South Central KY is excited to announce it will hold its next training session for new advocates using a new format for training as part of its expansion...
Mar 30, 2023
Campbell released from jail on unsecured bond
FILE - James E. Campbell, 46, of Glasgow. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - A man charged in connection to the murder of a Scottsville man was released from jail on Wednesday. James E. Campbe...
Mar 30, 2023
London to retire from North Jackson Elementary, committee to meet
Jeannie London, North Jackson Elementary's principal, explained to parents and families of the school that she plans to retire at the end of the 2022-23 school year. (JEANNIE LONDON/FACEBOOK) GLASGOW ...
Mar 29, 2023
Crafts award $2M for expansion of local Boys & Girls Club
Mallie Boston, CEO of the Glasgow-Barren County Boys & Girls Club, speaks at a press conference held at the former New Farmers National Bank along Columbia Avenue in Glasgow on Tuesday, March 28, ...
Mar 29, 2023
Crafts award $2M for expansion of local Boys & Girls Club
Mallie Boston, CEO of the Glasgow-Barren County Boys & Girls Club, speaks at a press conference held at the former New Farmers National Bank along Columbia Avenue in Glasgow on Tuesday, March 28, ...
Mar 29, 2023
Fire erupts at local barbeque restaurant
FILE - Fire officials were on hand to extinguish a fire at Bucky Bee's BBQ along Rogers Wells Boulevard in Glasgow on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (JASON PACE/SUBMITTED) GLASGOW - A fire erupted at a loca...
Mar 28, 2023