Category Archives: Local News

Three injured Saturday in Savoyard crash involving 2 vehicles
Emergency personnel and a medical helicopter were on scene of a two-vehicle collision in Metcalfe County on Saturday, March 25, 2022. (METCALFE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE) SAVOYARD - Two vehicles crashed...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 28, 2022

Resurfacing project begins this week in Barren, Metcalfe counties
GLASGOW - A project to rehabilitate and resurface a section of the Louie B. Nunn-Cumberland Expressway in Barren and Metcalfe Counties is expected to begin this week. Motorists can expect work from th...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 28, 2022

Students learn to become 'Life Ready' through Barren Schools initiative
Micheal Hale, Barren County judge executive, speaks to Barren County Middle School eighth grade students during an assembly inside the Trojan Academy gymnasium on Friday, March 25, 2022. (LUKE PIERCE/...
Mark Buckles Mar 26, 2022

Franklin sentenced to 70 years during drug trafficking, organized crime trial
James "Duke" S. Franklin, 42, looks toward a jury of citizens after they returned four guilty verdicts following closing statements in a two-day trial held in Barren Circuit Court this week. Franklin ...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 26, 2022

KY 163, KY 100 intersection becomes four-way stop
Staff with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet prepare signage to place at the intersection of Kentucky 100 and 163 in Monroe County. (KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET) TOMPKINSVILLE - State road crews...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 25, 2022

Ohio man dies after fatal interstate collision in Simpson County
FRANKLIN - One man was killed in a crash along Interstate 65 Thursday. State Police said they responded to the crash in Simpson County about 4 a.m. It happened at the 1.2 mile marker in the southbound...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 25, 2022

Multi-vehicle crash closes I-65 near Ky., Tenn. border
FRANKLIN - Transportation officials say a multi-vehicle crash has closed a portion of Interstate 65 near the state line. The five-vehicle crash happened sometime after 5 a.m. in Tennessee. State Polic...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 24, 2022

Witnesses testify during drug trafficking, organized crime trial
Ken Garrett, defense counsel for James S. Franklin, speaks to a witness and members of a jury during the first day of a criminal trial held within Barren Circuit Court on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (B...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 23, 2022

Judge allows Marr lawsuit to move forward against officers, Glasgow
A protestor, who identified himself as the son of Jeremy S. Marr holds a sign containing his father's photograph during a protest held Thursday, April 16, 2020. The protest was held across the street ...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 23, 2022

County officials arrest several people on drug related charges
GLASGOW - The Barren County Sheriff's Office reports several people were arrested over the last week for drug related offenses. Authorities arrested a couple along Old Munfordville Road last Wednesday...
Kenneth Rizo Mar 22, 2022




