Category Archives: Local News
Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream lives on’ with Glasgow march
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Tompkinsville preacher Mike Turner challenged people to have the difficult conversations about race relations and stereotypes, and to continue the dream Martin Luthe...
Jan 19, 2026
Barren school board recognizes Park City Elementary’s Angela Goodman
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Angela Goodman was recognized during the recent Barren County Schools Board of Education meeting at the district's central office. Goodman, a fifth-grade literacy and so...
Jan 19, 2026
LifeSkills receives national certification
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 People in Barren County will now have access to a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. This certification that LifeSkills received is “a nationally re...
Jan 19, 2026
U.S. celebrates 40th year of MLK Day; holiday removed from fee-free parks calendar
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Today, Jan. 19, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, but visitors to national parks will still need to pay entry fees. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is n...
Jan 19, 2026
Barren fiscal court to discuss animal control, audit contract
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A revised animal control ordinance, an audit contract and numerous invoices are on the Jan. 20 Barren County Fiscal Court agenda. The ordinance repeals the current c...
Jan 19, 2026
Glasgow EPB continues cable television service
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 People will still be able to get cable television from the Glasgow Electric Plant Board for the foreseeable future. Glasgow Electric Plant Board Superintendent Dave ...
Jan 16, 2026
Tompkinsville man charged with murder of Cave City man
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Tompkinsville man has been charged with murder in the death of Scotty Eudy, 50, of Cave City. James Anthony Dicken, 23, was lodged in the Barren County Detention Center o...
Jan 16, 2026
Concrete pour for Oil Well Road planned
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The country transportation committee got a progress report on Oil Well Road on Friday morning. In advance of the full Barren County Fiscal Court on Jan. 20, members ...
Jan 16, 2026
T.J. Regional Health hospitals earn high trauma level designation
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow’s T.J. Samson Community Hospital and T.J. Health Columbia have both been designated a Level IV Trauma Center by the Kentucky State Trauma Care System. ...
Jan 16, 2026
Glasgow student finishes second in congressional app challenge
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow High School student finished in second place in the 2025 congressional app challenge. Eleventh-grader Danica Stephens finished overall in second place for ...
Jan 15, 2026