Category Archives: Local News
KSP announce Barren County checkpoints for September
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Kentucky State Police Post Three say they will conduct a series of traffic safety checkpoints at multiple locations across Barren County. According to state police, the eff...
Sep 01, 2026
Barren County Schools planning committee meets tonight at 5:30
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools has a public forum tonight for those interested in learning more about the future of the district's facilities plan. The forum is part of the Barren C...
Sep 01, 2026
Barren County maintains existing property tax rate, changes lease agreements for senior housing development
By Allyson Dix For Glasgow News 1 Barren County's existing property tax rate will remain the same at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed value after the fiscal court unanimously approved a resolution sett...
Sep 01, 2026
Neutzman, Glasgow elementary boys win at first Scottie Highlander Classic
By James Brown Glasgow News 1 Glasgow hosted its first cross country meet at McKinley Field on Saturday. For the elementary boys’ team, it was a winning day on their home course. The Scotties wo...
Sep 01, 2026
Heacock returns from Meta trial calling for stronger protections
By Gage Wilson For Glasgow News 1 For Glasgow mother Shannon Heacock, walking into a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, carried a weight extending far beyond the landmark case against social m...
Sep 01, 2026
Assault report leads to felon-in-possession arrest on Harwood Street
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Police say a Glasgow woman's report of an assault led officers to find multiple firearms inside a Harwood Street apartment and arrest a convicted felon. According to a unif...
Aug 31, 2026
Shelbyville man charged in 2024 death of Glasgow woman
By James Brown Glasgow News 1 A man incarcerated in the Lee Adjustment Center in Beatyville, Kentucky, appeared in Barren Circuit Court on Monday via Zoom. Tramaine Warren of Shelbyville is presently ...
Aug 31, 2026
Glasgow expands landfill with new cell focused on environmental protection
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow officials say the city has taken a major step in how it manages local trash, recycling and environmental protection with the opening of a newly completed landfill c...
Aug 31, 2026
Land Use Committee meeting cancelled; rescheduled for Sept. 17
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Joint City-County Planning Commission has posted on social media that the Barren County Land Use Committee meeting scheduled for later this week has been cancelled. Als...
Aug 31, 2026
Barren County Fiscal Court to weigh 2026-27 tax rates, Hero Foundation lease
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County officials are preparing to set property tax rates for the 2026-27 fiscal year when the Fiscal Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Barren County Gov...
Aug 31, 2026