Category Archives: Local News

Byrd explains plan for sports complex
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The plan for the regional sports complex moves forward with the recent approval of the architectural and design contract. At the May 20 Barren County Fiscal Court me...
Michael Crimmins Jun 03, 2025

Johnson’s bond holds at $20,000
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Bobby Wayne Johnson’s bond remains the same. At his pretrial conference before Barren County Circuit Judge John Alexander, Johnson’s attorney requested a...
Michael Crimmins Jun 02, 2025

Barren fiscal court to discuss special vehicles, pays invoices
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A street-legal-special-purpose-vehicle ordinance and payments headline the Barren County Fiscal Court’s agenda for June 3. The seven county magistrates are exp...
Michael Crimmins Jun 02, 2025

Work scheduled on 3 state roads in Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Portions of three state roads in Barren County are listed in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3’s traffic impact report for this week, ending on Fr...
Michael Crimmins Jun 02, 2025

Highland Games return to Barren County
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 Scottish-style Highland Games have returned to Barren County. Games had been played annually at Barren River Lake State Resort Park until 2019, when the Glasgow Highl...
Michael Crimmins Jun 02, 2025

Glasgow police, KSP announce June checkpoints
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow police announced they will conduct traffic safety checkpoints within the city limits of Glasgow. The checkpoints will take place beginning on June 6 and endi...
Michael Crimmins Jun 02, 2025

GALLERY: ‘Sip, Shop and Stroll’ in downtown Glasgow
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Community members attend the “Sip, Shop and Stroll” event Saturday in downtown Glasgow. Will Perkins/Glasgow News 1 Community members attend the “Sip, ...
Will Perkins May 31, 2025

Barren County’s Irwin gets ‘accomplished’ rating in superintendent evaluation
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Following a brief closed session, the Barren County Schools Board of Education gave Amy Irwin an “accomplished” rating for her year as the district’...
Michael Crimmins May 30, 2025

Three-judge panel nixes Turcotte appeal regarding his firing from GPD
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 A former Glasgow police chief who later became an officer and then detective and was fired in August 2023 has lost another appeal to have that decision reve...
Melinda Overstreet May 30, 2025

‘Meet people where they are’: Barren River Health Department unveils new mobile clinic
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Barren River District Health Department recently unveiled its new mobile clinic unit. The goal of the mobile unit is to reach community members in their own neig...
Michael Crimmins May 30, 2025




