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Barren County ballots audited to 'validate accuracy'
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Amendment 2: no. Amendment 2: no. Amendment 2: yes. The rhythmic oration filled the Barren County Fiscal Court chambers for two hours and two minutes as two "hand-to...
Nov 07, 2024
Barren County ballots audited to 'validate accuracy'
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Amendment 2: no. Amendment 2: no. Amendment 2: yes. The rhythmic oration filled the Barren County Fiscal Court chambers for two hours and two minutes as two "hand-to...
Nov 07, 2024
Six months and counting: Kentuckians reminded to get REAL ID
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As the enforcement date comes ever closer, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reminds Kentuckians to get "REAL ID ready." Currently, people can present their driver...
Nov 07, 2024
Flags ordered at half-staff for game warden recruit who died in Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear ordered that all flags on state office building property to be flown at half-staff on Nov. 8 in remembrance of the Kentucky Fish and W...
Nov 07, 2024
Two Caverna schools increase, high school decreases in school data report
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Both Caverna Middle School and Caverna Elementary School saw improvements in their 2024 school assessment data while the district's high school dropped by several po...
Nov 07, 2024
School districts respond to amendment 2 defeat
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 With polls closing at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 a hustle-and-bustle swept over the Barren County Clerk's office as they began to count the votes cast at the nine county locat...
Nov 07, 2024
$780,000 awarded to SKYCTC, $1.5M given to WKU for healthcare programs
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Both Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University recently received money from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Educati...
Nov 07, 2024
Barren County turnout as expected at 61 percent
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Around 20,000 residents cast their ballots -- either in person or via absentee -- in the Nov. 5 general election. Based on numbers obtained from the Barren County Cl...
Nov 06, 2024
Glasgow council to have 3 new faces next year
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 According to the unofficial vote tallies released by the Barren County Board of Elections via the county clerk's office, one-third of the Glasgow Common Cou...
Nov 06, 2024
Voters elect next Cave City council members
By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 After a busy day at the polls, election workers at the Cave Area Conference Center breathed a sigh of relief as they closed the doors and began counting votes. That r...
Nov 06, 2024