Category Archives: Local News
Growing their own: Barren students collaborate on agriculture projects at Red Cross Elementary
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Matthew Estes and other members of Barren County High School's Future Farmers of America chapter visited Red Cross Elementary on Thursday to help the younger students st...
Mar 28, 2025
UPDATED: Myatt explains Barren County countywide zoning implications
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd announced that a public meeting has been scheduled for April 2 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with getting residents’ inpu...
Mar 28, 2025
Ky legislature makes anti-diversity bill law, overrides governor’s veto
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 In the last two days of this 30-day session, the Kentucky legislature overrode nearly all of Governor Andy Beshear’s two-dozen vetoes, including one bill that ...
Mar 28, 2025
Celebration of new stadium to kick off Scotties’first home game of season
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 When Glasgow High School hosts Logan County for its first home game of the baseball season Friday evening, it'll be doing so at a new version of Richardson ...
Mar 27, 2025
Kentucky students have less debt than 5 years ago
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education reports that average student loan balances have decreased over the years. "This report is good news for Kentucky coll...
Mar 27, 2025
Justice-center construction plans near finalization
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 The monetary plan for the construction of a justice center for Barren County that has been generally discussed in the past remains intact with a bond issue ...
Mar 27, 2025
Fungus and Flight: A battle for the bats
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 In the stillness of a winter cave, the remains of a lost colony scatter the floor-tiny bones and fragile wings dusted in the pale fungus that has wiped out millions. ...
Mar 27, 2025
Nicole Rock receives Small Business Person of the Year award
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Nicole Rock was selected as the 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for her "unwavering dedication...empowering individuals and transforming lives." Family, frien...
Mar 27, 2025
‘Under the Sea’: Barren County High to present ‘The Little Mermaid’ this weekend
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 With her black and purple tentacles dragging across the stage, Madyson Coots clenched a seashell and wore an evil smile as she laughed like a Disney villain Wednesday af...
Mar 27, 2025
No injuries reported after Dellwood apartment fire
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 No one was injured in a Dellwood apartment kitchen fire, according to the Glasgow Fire Department. At roughly 8 p.m. on March 25 fire fighters responded to 210 Dellw...
Mar 27, 2025