Category Archives: Local News
Flags at half-staff in honor of Oldham corrections officer
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, March 20, 2025, in honor of a sergeant with the Dep...
Mar 19, 2025
Public universities develop statewide strategic priorities to support student mental health
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, an initiative of the Council on Postsecondary Education, recently released a statewide strategy to address growing mental healt...
Mar 19, 2025
Mobile dairy classroom visits Barren County Middle
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Middle School students gathered around a mobile classroom on Wednesday and learned about various aspects of dairy farming. This activity, which included a ...
Mar 19, 2025
Tornado watch issued for Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a tornado watch for Barren County until 11 p.m. on March 19. A watch means “the risk of a hazardous weath...
Mar 19, 2025
Glasgow Big Lots rises from ashes of bankruptcy
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As a phoenix rises from ashes, so too does Glasgow’s Big Lots. The store that was slated for closure and cleared its shelves with a multi-week clearance sale i...
Mar 19, 2025
WKU in Glasgow announces third early college class
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Eighty-four students from local high schools have been chosen for the Early College Class of 2027. According to Western Kentucky University in Glasgow, students from...
Mar 19, 2025
Glasgow police warns of impersonator scam
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Police Department is warning people of a scam making the rounds in Barren County. According to Public Information Officer Terry Flatt, the department ...
Mar 18, 2025
GALLERY: Glasgow High to present ‘Newsies’ this weekend
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow High School students will be performing the musical "Newsies" at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the school’s auditorium. Harris...
Mar 18, 2025
Cave City construction road approved by planning commission
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 An unusual request came before the members of the Joint City-County Planning Commission during their Monday, March 17 meeting. Planning Director Kevin Myatt said wha...
Mar 18, 2025
Bowling Green woman arrested in Glasgow
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A 26-year-old Bowling Green woman was arrested in Glasgow on Monday and hit with 12 charges after a traffic stop. Glasgow police responded to a reckless driver complaint on...
Mar 18, 2025