Category Archives: Local News
Glasgow’s TJ Samson Hospital earns ‘A’ safety grade
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 T.J. Samson Community Hospital earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog ...
May 01, 2025
Glasgow man’s arraignment set for May 5 in Simpson County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow man will be arraigned Monday, May 5, at 9 a.m. with special judge Mark A. Thurmond in Simpson County. Hunter Vann of Glasgow was initially scheduled to be ...
May 01, 2025
Mammoth Cave ‘in opposition’ of proposed Barren County solar farm
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Mammoth Cave National Park shared its concern regarding the proposed Wood Duck Solar project. Superintendent of the park, Barclay Trimble, recently wrote a letter to...
May 01, 2025
Barren County students win KDA’s poster, essay contest
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Several Barren County students earned top marks in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s 2025 poster and essay contest. “Kentucky residents can be pro...
May 01, 2025
Glasgow, Cave City police announce May traffic checkpoints
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As is typical of each new month, the Glasgow and Cave City police departments announced May’s traffic safety checkpoints. “Traffic Safety Checkpoints are...
May 01, 2025
Barren County Middle School, Trojan Academy to use new access road on May 1
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Beginning May 1, Barren County Middle School and Trojan Academy car riders will notice some changes in their morning and afternoon drop-offs. Car riders will begin u...
May 01, 2025
One person transported to hospital after Tuesday night storm
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 One person was transported to the hospital after a tree fell on a house during a storm Tuesday night. Glasgow Police Department Public Information Officer Terry Flat...
Apr 30, 2025
Resident student tuition, fee increases capped at 5.7% for the next 2 years
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Council on Postsecondary Education recently approved recommendations to limit increases in undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for resident students for the...
Apr 30, 2025
Sip, Shop and Stroll set for Saturday
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Sip, Shop and Stroll will affect traffic flow on Glasgow’s Public Square. The annual event is Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will feature ...
Apr 30, 2025
Grant Harper one of 621 semifinalists for U.S. Presidential Scholar
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 From 6,000 candidates down to 621 semifinalists; among them a familiar Barren County name. Barren County High School senior Grant Harper is a semifinalist in the 202...
Apr 30, 2025