Category Archives: Local News
Mammoth Cave trail rehabilitation underway in Rafinesque Hall
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Crews at Mammoth Cave National Park are rehabilitating the walking trail in Rafinesque Hall, hardening and leveling its surface with concrete and stone pavers. According to...
Oct 9, 2026
Former Glasgow and WKU coach Jim Richards dies at 90
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Jim Richards, who coached Glasgow High School to the 1968 Kentucky basketball state championship and later led Western Kentucky University’s basketball program and at...
Oct 9, 2026
Barren County Schools plans grief support after staff member’s death
By James Brown Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools will provide grief support at Barren County Middle School on Monday following the death of staff member Chad Gossett, according to a district press ...
Oct 9, 2026
Construction progresses on Park City’s Mammoth Cave Market
By Gage Wilson For Glasgow News 1 Construction is well underway on Mammoth Cave Market, a roughly $6 million commercial development in Park City that officials hope will begin welcoming customers earl...
Oct 9, 2026
Wilson challenges report of Houchens withdrawal from Edmonton grocery project
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Metcalfe County Judge-Executive Larry Wilson said Oct. 6 there had been no formal announcement that Houchens Food Group had withdrawn its application for an Edmonton grocer...
Oct 8, 2026
Burkesville Road house salvageable after fire mostly contained to kitchen
By Auggie Brown Glasgow News 1 A house on Burkesville Road in Barren County is salvageable after a fire Wednesday, Oct. 7, was mostly contained to the kitchen, according to East Barren Volunteer Fire ...
Oct 8, 2026
Barren County educator Dorothy McCubbin named to Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame
By Auggie Brown Glasgow News 1 Dorothy McCubbin, whose career included classroom teaching and district leadership in the Barren County School system, has been selected for the Louis B. Nunn Kentucky T...
Oct 8, 2026
Ky. Senate budget chair questions whether politics are influencing budget forecast
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern October 8, 2026 A Republican leader has raised concerns about whether political games are being played with budget forecasts that show new revenue amid a very uncerta...
Oct 8, 2026
Chloe Witcher opens Girls’ State Golf Finals Friday
By James Brown Glasgow News 1 Chloe Witcher will close her senior golf season at the Girls’ State Golf Tournament Finals, which begins Friday. The Barren County golfer is returning to the state ...
Oct 8, 2026
KSP cadets invite public to memorial workout for Trooper Hayden Phillips
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Kentucky State Police Cadet Class 107 is inviting people across Kentucky to complete a memorial workout Thursday, Oct. 15 in honor of Trooper Hayden Phillips. The cadets pl...
Oct 8, 2026