Category Archives: Local News
Developer proposes hyperscale data center at former Eastern Kentucky steel mill
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern July 22, 2026 An international company wants to build a hyperscale data center - consuming the equivalent of more than 10% of the electricity produced in the state of...
Jul 22, 2026
Hart County Animal Shelter seeks assistance
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 There was no significant damage at the Hart County Animal Shelter on Tuesday evening, according to the Hart County Fiscal Court Facebook page. No animals were injured when ...
Jul 22, 2026
Tornadic storm causes damage across Southern Kentucky
STAFF REPORT GlasgowNews1 Severe storms that appeared to include at least one tornado left a path of destruction across southern Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon, with Hart County among the hardest-hit a...
Jul 21, 2026
Fiscal Court Advances Zoning Drafting Process, Sets Public Health Tax Rate
By Allyson Dix Glasgow News 1 Barren County Fiscal Court opened its July 21 meeting with a patriotic ceremony, a brief history of Glasgow and Barren County, and recognition of a youth baseball team be...
Jul 21, 2026
Four injured in Barren County crash on Scottsville Road
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Four people, including two small children, were taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Scottsville Road in Barren County. Deputies responded T...
Jul 21, 2026
GHS junior named student member of Kentucky Board of Education
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow High School junior Trace Brooking has been selected as the new non-voting student member of the Kentucky Board of Education. His one-year term on the state board be...
Jul 21, 2026
Phillips Family Grocery & Butcher Shop wins 2026 Best of Kentucky honor
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Phillips Family Grocery & Butcher Shop, a family-owned market rooted in downtown Hiseville since 1960, has been named a 2026 Best of Kentucky Award winner, according t...
Jul 20, 2026
Boys and Girls Club prepares to launch Guilfoil Recreation Center project
By Auggie Brown Glasgow News 1 Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County leaders say they are close to starting construction on the new Guilfoil Recreation Center, a major expansion of the club's c...
Jul 20, 2026
Barren fiscal court budget committee talks time table
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Fiscal Court Administrative and Budget committee met Monday afternoon to learn about the budget status. "A lot of the items we might want to discuss abo...
Jul 20, 2026
Glasgow’s Jackson finishes second at Trojan Cup
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Griffin Jackson shot an even-par 71 to finish second in the Trojan Cup at Willow Oaks Golf Club on Monday. In the opening tournament of the boys’ 2026 high school gol...
Jul 20, 2026