Category Archives: Local News
Barren County under tornado watch until 9 p.m.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The National Weather Service in Louisville has placed Barren County in a tornado watch until 9 p.m. on April 5. A watch means "the risk of a hazardous weather or hyd...
Apr 05, 2025
No county warning sirens activated due to ‘unknown radio frequency’
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The 28 Community Outdoors Warning Sirens — COWS — spread across Barren County failed to activate during the brief time when a tornado warning was active ...
Apr 04, 2025
License popup events scheduled for Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County residents will have two opportunities in the near future to handle their driver’s license needs without traveling to one of the regional offices....
Apr 04, 2025
Flood warning remains for Barren County
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 With up to eight inches of rain already fallen, a flood warning is in effect for several counties in south central Kentucky. The warning, which includes Barren County, is i...
Apr 04, 2025
Cave City man indicted by grand jury on 14 counts
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Forty-four-year-old Bobby Wayne Johnson was indicted in the most recent batch of Barren County indictments for 14 offenses. Johnson was arrested in February after Ke...
Apr 04, 2025
Caverna board gets construction updates
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 Just ahead of spring break, Caverna's Board of Education met Thursday evening amid a flood of community interest. A majority of the nearly hour-long meeting was dedic...
Apr 04, 2025
People march around Glasgow Square for child abuse prevention month
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 In front of the blue pinwheels and the Barren County Courthouse, county judge-executive Jamie Bewley Byrd signed a proclamation designating April as child abuse prev...
Apr 04, 2025
Several county roads closed due to flooding
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 There are several county roads closed throughout Barren County due to the current, and forecasted, weather that brings downpours and near-constant rain. Glasgow-Barr...
Apr 04, 2025
UPDATED: Four state roads in Barren County remain closed
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated with the noon report from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet report. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported this morning that there are still four sta...
Apr 04, 2025
State of emergency declared for Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd has declared a local state of emergency for the county due the present, and incoming, severe weather on April 3. Amon...
Apr 03, 2025