Category Archives: Local News
AGENDA: Glasgow Common Council to meet tonight, June 9
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Common Council is set to meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at the Luska J Twyman Municipal Building. This is a regularly scheduled meeting. Below i...
Jun 09, 2025
Convicted felon arrested after altercation in Glasgow
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A man was arrested after entering a home on Lexington Drive with a gun. Clayton Button, 34, was arrested by Glasgow police after he was found tied up and “layi...
Jun 09, 2025
Weldon library’s summer reading program kicks off tomorrow
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library kicks off its summer reading program with a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday at the library. During this free event, ...
Jun 06, 2025
Caverna board reviews policy changes
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 Caverna Board of Education members surfed the ripples stirred by recent state-level legislation during a special called meeting Thursday evening, paddling into a firs...
Jun 06, 2025
Michelle Trawick named SKYCTC president
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Former Western Kentucky University administrator Michelle Trawick has been named the new president of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. Trawick ...
Jun 06, 2025
Barren planning commission tackles housing shortage, seeks public input
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Residents of Glasgow and Barren County will get a chance to hear, and provide input, on two incoming housing initiatives. Both initiatives — one proposed and o...
Jun 06, 2025
Finance panel reviews proposed FY 26 Glasgow budget
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 After having just shy of two weeks to look through the mayor's proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins July 1, the Finance Committee of the ...
Jun 05, 2025
Students from Barren County make WKU honors list
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Western Kentucky released its honors list for spring 2025, which includes more than 100 students from Glasgow and Barren County. Students earned their spot on the list base...
Jun 05, 2025
Glasgow’s Murphy recognized by Gatton grad
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Regina Murphy, supervisor of federal programs for Glasgow Independent Schools, was one of 30 Kentucky educators recognized by the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Scien...
Jun 05, 2025
400-mile sale begins tomorrow, June 5
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 People might notice increased traffic in the area of U.S. Route 68 The 400-mile sale begins Thursday, June 5, and lasts until Sunday, June 8th. This sale follows the...
Jun 04, 2025