Category Archives: Local News
An Unsettled Boardroom, part 2: External legal counsel fired, additional motion filed in Barren Circuit Court
Libby Short, a board member of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, listens during a meeting of the board on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW, Ky. - A legal firm hired by the Glasgo...
Aug 04, 2020
Columbia man cited after speeding along parkway, possessing drugs
GLASGOW, Ky. - A speeding vehicle was stopped along the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway, and a small baggie of drugs was found inside the car. Police made contact with Tony A. Sneed, 56, of Columbia,...
Aug 04, 2020
Moped driver arrested after possessing several drugs
GLASGOW, Ky. - A moped pulled over along Dripping Springs Road was found to contain meth and pills. The Glasgow Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Sunday and made contact with Samuel S. Bro...
Aug 04, 2020
Stolen Warren County vehicle discovered in Hart County, attempt to spray paint halted with arrest
HART COUNTY, Ky. - A stolen vehicle from Warren County was recovered just north of Cave City on Monday. The Hart County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Bowling Green Police Department. A vehicle...
Aug 04, 2020
T.J. Samson Hospital receives stroke award from American Heart, Stroke Association
GLASGOW, Ky. - T.J. Regional Health announced Monday that T.J. Samson Community Hospital has received recognition for its efforts to provide stroke patients with proper care, as outlined by the Americ...
Aug 03, 2020
Lexington men arrested after traffic stop, 1 arrested two days in a row
Christopher M. Williams, 27, and Jacob F. Blanton, 44, both of Lexington, were arrested along West Main Street in Glasgow after drugs were discovered inside their vehicle. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CEN...
Aug 03, 2020
911 Activity for July 31-Aug. 2, 2020
July 31, 2020: Authorities responded to an accident with injury at 9584 Happy Valley Road at 4:16 p.m. The Barren-Metcalfe EMS, Cave City Police and Fire Department responded. Aug. 1, 2020: Authoritie...
Aug 03, 2020
Finance committee hosts town hall meetings tonight, Thursday regarding potential tax increase
Wendell Honeycutt, the chairperson of the Glasgow City Council's finance committee, listens during a meeting of the strategic planning committee on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. GLASGOW, Ky. - The finance com...
Aug 03, 2020
DISTRICT COVID-19 UPDATES AND CONTACT TRACING
COUNTY POSITIVE CASES RECOVERED DEATHS Barren 287 200 2 Butler 284 229 15 Edmonson 92 70 12 Hart 93 63 0 Logan 301 244 22 Metcalfe 43 19 2 Simpson 136 104 6 Warren 2310 1854 22 Total 3546 2783 81
Aug 01, 2020
FEDERAL FUNDING RENEWED FOR CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AT WKU
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The Chinese Flagship Program in the Department of Modern Languages at Western Kentucky University is pleased to announce the renewal of its federal funding for 2020-2024. WKU is ...
Aug 01, 2020