Category Archives: Local News
WKU awarded $56,300 for healthcare-related summer programs
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Western Kentucky University was one of the 12 colleges and universities that received funds from the Council on Postsecondary Education for summer residential progra...
Jan 08, 2025
Cleanup day canceled due to 'moderate to heavy' snowfall predicted by NWS
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The single-day cleanup scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, has been canceled due to safety concerns for Barren County residents. "This event has been cancelled due to con...
Jan 08, 2025
Winter storm watch issued for Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The National Weather Service Office in Louisville has issued a winter storm watch for Barren County and much of the southern United States including Tennessee, Arkan...
Jan 08, 2025
Juveniles arrested after bringing gun to Glasgow High School
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Two male juveniles are charged with unlawful possession of a firearm on school property after a weapon was brought to Glasgow High School. According to the Glasgow P...
Jan 07, 2025
TJ Regional Health defy national trend with lack of whooping cough cases
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 T.J. Regional Health has not seen cases of whooping cough despite the rising number of cases in the United States. T.J. Regional Health's Executive Vice President of...
Jan 07, 2025
Hometown Showdown returns to Glasgow's Plaza Theatre
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 On Jan. 11, the T.J. Community Mission Foundation will host Hometown Showdown, The Sequel at the Plaza Theatre. The lip-sync event will feature four battles with Hig...
Jan 07, 2025
Two men indicted for arson
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Thomas Wayne Houchens and Jeffrey Eldon Dugard are both included in the recent batch of Barren County grand jury indictments. Both men are charged with arson. Houche...
Jan 07, 2025
Below-freezing temperatures expected to stick around
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Although some snow and ice melted overnight, below-freezing temperatures are expected to stick around. "Very cold air will sweep in tonight and persist through the rest ...
Jan 06, 2025
Medical cannabis or guns: Kentuckians will have to choose
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is warning people that if they register for the medical marijuana program, they are legally not allow...
Jan 06, 2025
School closures for Jan. 7
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Updated as of 4:09 p.m. Jan. 6 Barren County Schools announced that Jan. 7 will be the district's first Non-Traditional Instruction day citing backroad conditions. "...
Jan 06, 2025