Category Archives: Local News
Glasgow council gets construction, development and audit updates
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The City of Glasgow plans to advertise on Friday a request for proposals from developers interested in working with the former Johnson property; the company...
Sep 16, 2025
Glasgow’s 2025 rate for personal, real property taxes gets first nod
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 A 2-1 majority of the Glasgow Common Council approved the first of two required readings Monday of an ordinance reducing the city's real property and person...
Sep 15, 2025
Money talk tops Barren County Fiscal Court agenda
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Money seems to be the main topic of discussion for the Sept. 16 Barren County Fiscal Court. After the usual public official, department and committee reports, the co...
Sep 15, 2025
Weldon Library tax set by fiscal court
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library had its 2025-26 tax rate set during the special-called Barren County Fiscal Court meeting on Sept. 10. The library’s tax rate...
Sep 15, 2025
Lane closure expected on portions of 2 state roads in Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Portion of two state roads within Barren County are scheduled for roadwork, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3. The district released its tr...
Sep 15, 2025
Glasgow council to consider 2025 property tax rates, get audit report
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 At its special-called meeting Monday, the Glasgow Common Council is expected to vote on the first reading of an ordinance setting the city's 2025 rate for p...
Sep 14, 2025
A whole lotta jumpin’ going on at the Etoile fair
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The murmur of families and the soft plop of stones being thrown into the nearby creek accompanied by the joyful laughter of children are just some of the sounds a fa...
Sep 13, 2025
Barren County receives 2 agriculture loans
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County received two Beginning Farm Loans from the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. The two loan amounts are $56,000 and $107,500, according to a corporatio...
Sep 12, 2025
Caverna board weighs adding second school resource officer
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Caverna Independent Schools Board of Education met Thursday to a full agenda with over half of the two-hour meeting taken up by presentations given in the superintend...
Sep 12, 2025
Barren fiscal court drops county tax rate
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As expected, all seven county magistrates voted in favor of lowering Barren County’s tax rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The ordinance, which had a first rea...
Sep 12, 2025