Category Archives: Local News
Barren high schoolers receive checks for sticking with their job
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Over a dozen Barren County high schoolers received checks from the South Central Workforce Development Board for working and contributing to the overall community wo...
Jan 06, 2026
Park City rejects former clerk’s pay claim, warns of countersuit
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Park City officials have formally declined to pay a former city clerk's claim for back pay and mileage reimbursement, and is planning to counter sue if necessary. The...
Jan 06, 2026
Kentucky offers mobile ID option for residents
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Now a wallet isn’t the only place a license resides as Governor Andy Beshear announced the mobile ID app. People in Barren County can download the free app tha...
Jan 06, 2026
Byrd explains reasoning for bimonthly Barren fiscal court meetings
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd explained the necessity of two meetings a month during the Jan. 6 Barren County Fiscal Court meeting. The fiscal cour...
Jan 06, 2026
Barren County’s Wilson, Dennison recognized for exceptional education work
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Sharon Wilson and Jennifer Dennison were recognized for their exceptional education work during the recent Barren County Schools Board of Education meeting. Christa Midd...
Jan 06, 2026
Costs, cranes and caution shape Infrastructure committee discussion
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 At its first meeting of the new year, Glasgow's Infrastructure Committee received updates on bids for two downtown projects - repairs to a support wall along W. Main ...
Jan 06, 2026
Beams installed on new Glasgow landfill bridge
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Beams for the new bridge at the Glasgow landfill were installed on Jan. 5. The bridge will span the south fork of Beaver Creek to “significantly improve access...
Jan 06, 2026
Glasgow pedestrian hit by truck
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being hit by a truck in Glasgow on Jan. 5. The injury collision happened on Cleveland Avenue, according to a Glasgow pol...
Jan 06, 2026
Glasgow concrete company votes to unionize
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 SRM Concrete in Glasgow has voted to join the Teamster union. SRM Concrete was founded in 1999 and has a plant located at 190 Trojan Trail. Concrete ready mix driver...
Jan 05, 2026
Glasgow murder case forwarded to grand jury
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man charged with murder will have his case forwarded to a Barren County grand jury. Twenty-one-year-old Braxton Haley is charged with murder in the death o...
Jan 05, 2026