Category Archives: Local News

Entertain Glasgow’s ‘Groove and Glow’ planned for this weekend
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Groove and Glow is scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 13, and will offer a variety of entertaining activities for residents of Glasgow, Barren County, and, perhaps, ...
Michael Crimmins Sep 10, 2025

Community rallies as Caverna swings open new tennis courts
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 After nearly a year of planning, meetings and construction, Caverna Independent Schools unveiled its reconstructed tennis courts with a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Sept. ...
Michael Crimmins Sep 10, 2025

T.J. Regional Health first southcentral hospital offering robotic knee replacements
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 T.J. Regional Health has invested in a robotically empowered way to mitigate chronic knee pain. ROSA Knee is a robotically assisted surgical system designed to help perform...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

County magistrates expected to lower Barren tax rate
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County’s seven magistrates will weigh an ordinance lowering the county’s tax rate a the Sept. 10 special-called fiscal court meeting. The new ordi...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

GALLERY: Ag commissioner, USDA director attend Thank a Farmer Dinner
The event was free to all community farmers. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1 The event was attended by roughly 200 people. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1 Barren County and Glasgow FFA chapters were b...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

Glasgow school board approves new scissor lift purchase
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow Independent's board of education approved the purchase of a new scissor lift to be used throughout the entire school district. The approval came during the board...
Will Perkins Sep 09, 2025

Police chief, council member clash at Cave City council meeting
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 The Cave City City Council's monthly meeting featured a contentious exchange between Councilwoman Leticia Cline and Cave City Police Department Chief Paul Reynolds. R...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

Kentucky misses trigger to cut income tax rate; another cut unlikely
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren Countians are unlikely to see another cut to Kentucky’s income tax rate as one of the two “triggers” set up allowing state legislators to co...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

Barren burn ban remains in effect
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County’s burn ban remains in effect for now. Deputy Judge-Executive Garland Gilliam confirmed that the ban was still in place on Sept. 9. Barren County Judge-E...
Michael Crimmins Sep 09, 2025

Glasgow panel gets mixed audit report
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The accounting firm that performed an audit on the City of Glasgow's financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, found that they present ...
Melinda Overstreet Sep 08, 2025




