Category Archives: Local News
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
Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut
by Tom Loftus, Kentucky Lantern January 6, 2025 FRANKFORT - Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky General Assembly are expected to begin the 2025 legislative session the same way they began the 2...
Jan 06, 2025
PHOTO: Cold 'runnings' man
Jan 06, 2025
Barren County in winter storm warning until 6 p.m.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Louisville office of the National Weather Service has Barren County in a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. on Jan. 6. Initially, the weather service issued a win...
Jan 06, 2025
Single day cleanup event scheduled for Jan. 10
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 On Jan. 10 residents of Barren County will have the opportunity to get rid of their accumulated holiday garbage. "We understand the frustration of not knowing what t...
Jan 06, 2025