Category Archives: Local News
1 infant killed, 2 taken to hospital in single-vehicle crash on Bluff Springs Road
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 One infant was pronounced dead and two people were taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital after a vehicle crashed on Bluff Springs Road in Barren County. Kentucky S...
May 20, 2025
After 48 hours all Farmers RECC power restored
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 We are pleased to say this is our final outage update. Every member who can be restored has received power. The windstorm that started on May 16 left approximately 5,000 m...
May 19, 2025
Pierce sentenced to seven years for child death
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 A little more than four years after a 19-month-old child died while in the care of someone who had been a family friend and a person with whom that friend w...
May 19, 2025
Roadwork scheduled for Barren County, surrounding areas
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 District 3 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced expected traffic impacts for Barren County and the surrounding areas. The expected impacts are for May 19...
May 19, 2025
Severe weather death toll up to 19
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 At least 19 people have died due to the severe weather that traversed through Kentucky this past weekend, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. On May 16, in ...
May 19, 2025
Barren County magistrates to discuss solar ordinance, sportsplex
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The solar farm ordinance, a sports complex contract, and several invoices lead the Barren County Fiscal Court May 20 agenda. The seven county magistrates will meet T...
May 19, 2025
Barren County senior receives ‘prestigious’ Lindsey Wilson scholarship
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County High School senior Anna Alexander was named a John B. Begley Scholar at Lindsey Wilson University. The Begley Scholarship is the most prestigious schol...
May 16, 2025
Option agreement for South Cooper spec building extended
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The sale of South Cooper Lot 7 may not be completed until the middle of 2025. At the most recent meeting of the Barren County Economic Authority, after a brief close...
May 16, 2025
Murder charges against Bennett, Logsdon to be dismissed without prejudice
Barren Circuit Judge John T. Alexander said he would grant the prosecution’s motion today to dismiss without prejudice the murder cases against Cheryl Leighanne Bennett and Donna Cheryl Logsdon ...
May 16, 2025
Cave Area Conference Center gets new lights in parking lot
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The Cave Area Conference Center now has new lights in the parking lot and on the sides of the building. After discussing potential safety issues, the Cave City Tourist a...
May 16, 2025