Category Archives: Local News

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...

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...

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...

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...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports that four state roads are “impassable due to flooding” in Barren County. “Crews from each county in the...

STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Northern Barren County is under a flash flood warning until 4:15 p.m., while southern Barren County remains under a flash flood warning until 2:45. All of Glasgow is includ...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Glasgow Police Department reports high water on some Glasgow city streets. Police department’s Public Information Officer Terry Flatt said not to cross roa...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 7:12 p.m. on April 3 The Louisville office of the National Weather Service has issued another flash flood warning for Barren County until 9:45 p.m. on ...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 12:30 p.m. on April 3 Farmers RECC reports that there are currently 265 members without power; caused by 20 individual outages. “[W]e will not st...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow-Barren County Emergency Management Deputy Director Marcus Thurman said Barren County had “a couple” of structures damaged due to fallen trees at ...