Category Archives: Local News
A county’s data center moratorium doesn’t include a small city considering huge project
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern August 13, 2026 On Tuesday, the Mercer County Fiscal Court passed a one-year moratorium on data center construction, the latest turn over months of tumultuous debate ...
Aug 13, 2026
Following Muir’s footsteps through Park City
By Gage Wilson For Glasgow News 1 Nearly 160 years after naturalist and explorer John Muir walked through the area on his famous journey to the Gulf of Mexico, his connection to Park City is being inc...
Aug 13, 2026
Barren County school board to weigh 2026-27 tax rate Thursday
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County school board members are facing a packed agenda Thursday as they gather for their regular monthly meeting at the district’s central office off Trojan Wa...
Aug 12, 2026
Glasgow-Barren tourism board releases resolution
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Glasgow-Barren County Tourist & Convention Commission Board of Directors chairman Byran Sorrell sent an email to local media Wednesday afternoon with a copy of a resol...
Aug 12, 2026
Man accused of killing Ava Woodcock returns to court
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The man accused of killing Ava Woodcock and her unborn child in April appeared in court Monday for a pretrial conference. Brandon L. Bond, 24, appeared by video from the Ba...
Aug 12, 2026
State police investigate crash at state park, drowning
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Kentucky State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that happened overnight at Barren River State Park. At just after midnight Wednesday morning, state police re...
Aug 12, 2026
Work continues on two major Barren County roadways
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 As drivers and buses delivered children to Barren County Schools on Wednesday, significant roadwork continued on two major arteries into Glasgow. Work on U.S. 31-E between ...
Aug 12, 2026
TeraWulf tells investors it could double the size of one of its KY data center projects
By Curtis Tate Kentucky Lantern August 10, 2026 This story was originally published by WEKU and shared through the Appalachian News Exchange, a regional media collaboration. A data center developer lo...
Aug 12, 2026
Man involved in Glasgow motorcycle crash dies; family establishes GoFundMe
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The family for Dakota Dixon Lee has set up a GoFundMe account to help with costs associated with his time in hospital and funeral expenses. On the fund page, the family wro...
Aug 12, 2026
Witcher wins in Owensboro
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County wrapped its pre-return-to-school schedule with a round at Owensboro Country Club. Chloe Witcher captured the individual title with a 1-under 71. The win didn&...
Aug 10, 2026