Category Archives: Local News
Red Cross Elementary promotes literacy to help students avoid summer slide
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 As students enter a break in daily education, reading books is a way to avoid the "summer slide." Throughout the school year, educators use various techniques and strate...
May 28, 2025
Barren County farmer to pay $9.9M for insurance fraud
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Barren County farmer agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Agriculture nearly $10 million after being charged in connection to a multi-year scheme to commit crop in...
May 28, 2025
During May, Beshear recommends people to evaluate their hearing
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 With approximately 700,000 Kentuckians of all ages experiencing some degree of hearing loss, Governor Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hear...
May 28, 2025
Glasgow mayor announces plan to put county sports complex on former Johnson property
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The head of Glasgow's government announced during Tuesday's meeting of the city council "the first project" for the nearly 162 acres referred to as the form...
May 27, 2025
New law allows ‘special purpose vehicles’ on Barren County roads
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 In one month, Barren County residents can register ATVs, minitrucks and utility terrain vehicles with the county clerk’s office, thereby making them street leg...
May 27, 2025
GALLERY: Good vibes at Entertain Glasgow’s first free concert of the season
April Russell (left) expressed her enthusiasm for this year’s series of free concerts: "It's always wonderful seeing so many people from around the area coming out to enjoy themselves - I think ...
May 27, 2025
Barren County’s unemployment drops below 5%
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 For the first time in 2025, Barren County’s unemployment has dropped below 5 percent. The unemployment figures for April come from the Kentucky Center for Stat...
May 27, 2025
AGENDA: Glasgow City Council to meet tonight, May 27
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow City Council is set to meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at the Luska J Twyman Municipal Building. This is a special-called meeting because it was ...
May 27, 2025
‘They must always be remembered’: Glasgow community honors fallen veterans
Members of the Freedom Warriors Veteran Organization served as the honor guard during the service; raising the flags that were then lowered to half staff again. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1....
May 26, 2025
Beshear order flag half-staff for Memorial Day
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced that U.S. flags flying on all state buildings will be at half-staff in honor of Memorial Day. The half-staff order appli...
May 23, 2025