Category Archives: Local News
Glasgow juvenile flown to Louisville after riding mower flips
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A male juvenile was flown to Louisville yesterday after a riding lawnmower flipped on top of him near the entrance of Gorin Park. A preliminary investigation indicated the ...
Mar 31, 2026
Barren fiscal court to discuss discontinuing county road at special-called meeting
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County Fiscal Court magistrates will convene in a special-called meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, to hold a public hearing on the discontinuing of a county r...
Mar 31, 2026
Barren Countians encouraged to nominate project for the Beautify the Bluegrass contest
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Nominations are now open for the 2026 Beautify the Bluegrass contest, giving Kentuckians a chance to spotlight local projects that improve and brighten public spaces. "As c...
Mar 31, 2026
Glasgow man arrested for courthouse bomb threat
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man has been arrested in relation to a bomb threat at the Barren County Courthouse on Monday morning. Forty-seven-year-old Lee Wesley Elmore, of Glasgow, allegedl...
Mar 30, 2026
Ky attorney general asks court to resume executions
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging the Franklin County Circuit Court to dismiss a 2006 court case and resume executions. “If the court dismi...
Mar 30, 2026
Glasgow-Barren County tourism director named to statewide tourism position
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County is set to play a larger role in shaping Kentucky's overall tourism strategy. Governor Andy Beshear appointed MacLean Lessenberry, executive director of the Gl...
Mar 30, 2026
Glasgow’s Green Mechanical goes 100% employee-owned
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Green Mechanical Construction, a Glasgow-based mechanical contractor with more than 250 employees, has transitioned to a 100 percent employee-owned structure through an Emp...
Mar 30, 2026
Glasgow gathering gives voice to the reality of recovery
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 For many in recovery, the hardest part isn't getting sober - it's what comes after. That reality shaped Friday's "Voices of Recovery" event at Barren County High School. "V...
Mar 30, 2026
Glasgow teen pleads not guilty to multiple sex-related charges
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 After a unusually eventful morning, wherein the Barren County Courthouse was evacuated, Anthony Lane Lynch pleaded not guilty to several sex-related charges involvin...
Mar 30, 2026
Glasgow students set for Area 5 Special Olympics meet
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow students are preparing for the Area 5 Special Olympics games in Bowling Green next month. Six South Green students, along with athletes from Glasgow Middle School a...
Mar 30, 2026