Category Archives: Local News
Advocates for excellence: Barren County Schools
In the pursuit of nurturing academic excellence and unleashing the full potential of its students, Barren County Schools Gifted and Talented educators spoke to WCLU about the program and their student...
Mark Buckles Mar 22, 2024
"It's gonna be good y'all" at T. J's Women's Conference
Selling out in six minutes according to one attendee, the T.J Women's Conference is an annual event celebrating women from around the area in business, home, and life in general. The event this year s...
Mark Buckles Mar 21, 2024
Park City: A Small Town Doing Big Things
In the heart of Southern Kentucky, nestled amid rolling hills and verdant landscapes, lies Park City - a quaint yet vibrant community that is proving that "small towns can do big things." With a spiri...
Mark Buckles Mar 21, 2024
Cerebral Palsy proclamation brings awareness
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse and Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Bird signed a proclamation Tuesday, dedicating March 19th as a day to make aware of wh...
Mark Buckles Mar 21, 2024
TJ Home Care is in the Top 1% nationally for worker experience
(Glasgow, KY) Tj Regional Health's Home Care Program was recently recognized as one of the nation's top programs by Press Ganey, for being in the top 1% of best work experiences. TJ Director of Home C...
Mark Buckles Mar 21, 2024
Allen County man arrested for meth after K-9 investigation
Per a release from Allen County Sheriffs' Office: On Tuesday, March 19, at approximately 4:50 pm, Allen County deputies conducted a traffic stop on North 4TH Street. Through further investigation, Off...
Mark Buckles Mar 20, 2024
'Shiver Me Tymbers' campaign wins Tymber Garrett the Beta Vice presidency
In a momentous victory for both herself and her school community, Tymber Garrett, a fourth-grade student from Metcalfe County, has been elected as the Kentucky State Vice President of the Beta Club. T...
Mark Buckles Mar 20, 2024
HB 2; School Choice Bill, update from Rep Riley
(Frankfort, KY) WCLU News spoke with State Representative Steve Riley of Glasgow, on some legislative issues coming up during the current session in Frankfort. One of those is House Bill 2, the School...
Mark Buckles Mar 20, 2024
Vista Metals will add 50 jobs to BG; $60M investment
(Bowling Green, KY) The city of Bowling Green is getting a new factory, a $60 million dollar investment, and 50 new jobs. Vista Metals, a large manufacturer of aluminum used in several areas of aviati...
Mark Buckles Mar 19, 2024
2 Gateways to Glasgow get improvements from Barren Fiscal
(Glasgow, KY) The Barren County Fiscal Court met Tuesday morning. Judge Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd was on record stating this meeting was the longest meeting the fiscal court has had since she took o...
Mark Buckles Mar 19, 2024