Category Archives: Local News
Barren County Student receives prestigious scholarship
PRESS RELEASE Mollie Webb, a student at Barren County High School, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Scholar and will receive a $20,000 college scholarship. With less than 1/6th of 1% of applicants chos...
Mark Buckles Mar 01, 2024
Barren County Middle School plans innovation showcase
Since Barren County Schools partnered with Project Lead the Way in 2012, the new curriculum has been a hit with students and teachers alike. Principal of Barren County Middle School, Michael Davis, sp...
Mark Buckles Mar 01, 2024
Glasgow comes together to celebrate the 911 dispatch center's 30th anniversary
Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Communications Center 30th anniversary celebration was held Friday, March 1st. While rain poured outside it had no chance in dampening the sunny bearing of Beverly Harbison, ...
Mark Buckles Mar 01, 2024
Project Development Board hears updates for new judicial center
By GAGE WILSON The Barren County Project Development Board overseeing the construction of the new justice center met Wednesday, Feb. 28th as efforts to get the project underway continue. Barren County...
Mark Buckles Feb 29, 2024
Warrant issued for 2nd suspect in Sheppard Ct. robbery
(Bowling Green, KY) The Bowling Green Police Department has identified the second suspect in the robbery that took place at Sheppard Court earlier this week. An arrest warrant for Anthony Young, age 2...
Mark Buckles Feb 29, 2024
Glasgow woman jailed after one-car accident
(Glasgow, KY) A non-injury accident has led to the arrest of a Glasgow woman. Just after midnight Thursday morning, Glasgow Police Department arrested Stephanie Stephenson from Glasgow after she was i...
Mark Buckles Feb 29, 2024
Registration for 400 mile yard sell begins
By GAGE WILSON The state spanning U.S. Route 68 yard sell, began its registration for vendors earlier this morning. The 400 mile sale is an annual event scheduled for the first weekend of June, and al...
Mark Buckles Feb 28, 2024
Officer John Wallen joins Glasgow Police Department
Glasgow Police Department gained a new officer at Monday evenings city council meeting. Officer John Wallen was born in Somerset, Kentucky in April of 1992 to Connie and Tony Wallen. He was raised in ...
Mark Buckles Feb 28, 2024
Mammoth Cave National Park warns the public about an invasive plant species
The rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park have many jobs in preserving the natural beauty of the area and a huge part of that conservation is identifying invasive species that harm endemic flora and f...
Mark Buckles Feb 28, 2024
Barren River Drug Task Force year end report at Glasgow City Council's Monday meeting
By GAGE WILSON While the donation of property by Councilman Patrick Gaunce took up a majority of the Glasgow City Council's time at the Monday night meeting, the council also listened to a very specia...
Mark Buckles Feb 27, 2024