Category Archives: Local News

BYRD: Community firework show set to begin at 9 p.m. Saturday
Jamie Byrd, a local business owner, talks to employees at Matrix Distributors in Glasgow on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, during a Christmas giveaway. Byrd began a program called "Helping the Hardworking f...
Mark Buckles Jul 01, 2020

Glasgow City Council closed session yields no action
GLASGOW, Ky. - A closed session of the Glasgow City Council on Friday resulted in no action. Members of the Glasgow City Council met in a special-called meeting, which was called by seven members of t...
Mark Buckles Jun 29, 2020

Tarry to serve as interim DoT for Barren Co. Schools, Jenkins moving closer to home
GLASGOW, Ky. - Barren County Schools announced Monday that Chip Jenkins is resigning his position as Director of Transportation for the school system. Jenkins is moving to a school district closer to ...
Mark Buckles Jun 29, 2020

911 Activity for June 26-28, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020: The Glasgow Police Department, Barren-Metcalfe EMS and Glasgow Fire Department responded to an accident with injury at 9:01 a.m. along Happy Valley Road. The Glasgow Police Depa...
Mark Buckles Jun 29, 2020

Nearly 8,000 Barren Co. votes cast in primary election
(Photo by Brennan Crain/WCLU News) GLASGOW, Ky. - The Barren County Clerk's Office released additional primary election data, and nearly 8,000 voters participated in this year's primary election. The ...
Mark Buckles Jun 29, 2020

Council passes budget, finance committee explores investment opportunities to generate revenue
GLASGOW, Ky. - A budget impacted by the loss of jobs and the onset of a pandemic was passed by the Glasgow City Council earlier this week, and the finance committee is searching for methods to generat...
Mark Buckles Jun 26, 2020

Two arrested after firing handgun at vehicle, child nearby
Note: A previous edition of this article indicated the child in question were inside the vehicle that had been shot toward. The child was not in that vehicle but nearby. WCLU News regrets this error. ...
Mark Buckles Jun 25, 2020

Small Business Revolving Loan Fund Program comes to Barren County
GLASGOW, Ky. - The Barren County Economic Authority (BCEA) announced a new resource for small businesses on Thursday. BCEA has been awarded a Rural Business Development Grant in the amount of $99,999 ...
Mark Buckles Jun 25, 2020

Glasgow City Council to consider removal of Witcher, Prichard in special meeting Friday
GLASGOW, Ky. - Members of the Glasgow City Council are set to convene in closed session Friday morning to consider the removal of two Glasgow Electric Plant Board members. A notice was delivered via e...
Mark Buckles Jun 25, 2020

BCSO identifies suspect involved in pursuit, still searching
GLASGOW, Ky. - A suspect has been identified in connection to a pursuit along Columbia Avenue last week in Barren County. The Barren County Sheriff's Office says Michael B. Banks, 45, of Louisville, h...
Mark Buckles Jun 24, 2020




