Category Archives: Local News
Farmers RECC: Nearly nine thousand customers without power
This outage map shows the nearly nine thousand customers who are still without power as of 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. (FARMERS RECC) GLASGOW - In a Saturday afternoon press release, Farmers RE...
Mar 04, 2023
City of Glasgow offering tree debris dump sites
FILE - Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - The City of Glasgow is offering free drop-off sites for disposal of tree debris after Friday's wind storm. The city says only tree...
Mar 04, 2023
Hatcher declares state of emergency, provides update
FILE - Cave City Mayor Dwayne Hatcher. CAVE CITY - A stretch of roadway heading to Cave City is closed due to debris in the roadway. Cave City Mayor Dwayne Hatcher told WCLU News Saturday morning that...
Mar 04, 2023
Power restoration could take as long as Monday, Farmers RECC says
GLASGOW - Despite some headway made on restoring power to thousands of people in the region, Farmers RECC said it could be Monday before power is restored to all of its members. Farmers RECC currently...
Mar 04, 2023
Farmers RECC: Thousands still without power
This outage map shows thousands of customers who are still without power as of 9 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023. (FARMERS RECC) GLASGOW - Nearly 14,000 are still without power across much of Farmers RE...
Mar 03, 2023
Local states of emergency declared in response to weather damage
FILE - Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW - A state of emergency has been declared in Glasgow and Barren County. Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse and Barren County Judge/Executive d...
Mar 03, 2023
Organized chaos: Glasgow EPB responds to high winds Friday
Denver Shartzer, left, looks onward as Chris Smith points to a map inside the Glasgow Electric Plant Board's "war room" on Friday, March 3, 2023. The GEPB was just one of the many power companies in s...
Mar 03, 2023
Farmers RECC updates community about outages, response to winds
GLASGOW - About 14,700 people remain without power across much of Farmers RECC's service region. All available crews and contracting personnel have been assigned and are working to restore power as sa...
Mar 03, 2023
Mammoth Cave National Park roads, ferry, services closed due to severe weather
MAMMOTH CAVE - Many trees have been reported down and blocking roadways in Mammoth Cave National Park due to severe weather that is moving through the region. Park crews are working to reopen roads an...
Mar 03, 2023
High winds rush through region Friday damaging structures
The roofing at Shoney's in Glasgow was blown in the roadway of US 31-E on Friday, March 3, 2023. Authorities were working to clear the roadway. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News...
Mar 03, 2023