Category Archives: Local News
Glasgow EPB lobby to close due to scheduled renovations
GLASGOW - The lobby of the Glasgow EPB will be closed for several weeks while renovations are completed. The drive-thru located at the Glasgow EPB office is expected to stay open during the renovation...
Jan 13, 2023
Glasgow High's Bunch named finalist in national talent search
Emma Bunch, 18, poses for a photograph released by Glasgow High School. She is a senior and will soon be a freshman student at Harvard University. (GLASGOW HIGH SCHOOL) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News ...
Jan 12, 2023
First Baptist preparing annual MLK Jr. services, march
First Baptist Church along South Lewis Street is making preparations for its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, which will consist of two church services and a march from the Barren County Co...
Jan 12, 2023
Severe weather could impact region Thursday, NWS says
GLASGOW - Severe weather could impact areas of the southcentral Kentucky region on Thursday and into the evening hours. Colder air is expected to flood into the region on Thursday evening, according t...
Jan 11, 2023
Three licensing events to be held in Barren County this year
GLASGOW - The pop-up driver's licensing events are scheduled in Barren County this year. Here's what you need to know. Driver's licenses are no longer issued from circuit court clerk offices in Kentuc...
Jan 11, 2023
Detroit-based staffing agency comes to BG
By DON SERGENT, Bowling Green Daily News via AP StoryShare Bowling Green's growing manufacturing base has spurred a Detroit-based staffing agency to bring its first location outside the Midwest to the...
Jan 11, 2023
Hospital philanthropy group announces new fundraising record after annual event
GLASGOW - The TJ Community Mission Foundation announced they set a new record in their effort to raise money for the philanthropy. The group held its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at t...
Jan 11, 2023
BCEA secures $1M for development of South Cooper industrial site
Maureen Carpenter, Barren Inc & BCEA President and CEO, speaks at an event hosted by the area chamber of commerce. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW - The Barren County Economic Authority announced W...
Jan 11, 2023
Fire erupts in garage along West Brown Street
GLASGOW - Fire units responded to a garage blaze along West Brown Street on Tuesday. Glasgow Fire said an engine responded to the fire around 1:30 p.m. at 206 W. Brown St. Smoke was showing in the are...
Jan 11, 2023
Funeral arrangements organized for teacher killed in crash
Robin L. Rutledge. (FAMILY OF ROBIN L. RUTLEDGE) GLASGOW - The funeral arrangements for a teacher killed in a crash along North Jackson Highway last week have been finalized. Robin L. Rutledge, 22, of...
Jan 10, 2023