Category Archives: Local News
'Horse lawsuit' filed against Hale family, others dismissed
Allegations against Barren County Judge/Executive Micheal Hale (pictured here); Shani, his wife; and others, were dismissed in an order handed down by Barren Circuit Court Judge John T. Alexander on F...
Oct 01, 2022
KSP concludes investigation into Park City train, dump truck crash
Timothy J. Duvall, 33, of Leitchfield, died in a crash along State Quarry Road on July 13, 2022, after a train crashed into his dump truck. (DERMITT FUNERAL HOME) BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News PARK C...
Sep 30, 2022
California-based company to film movie in Barren County through October
The Glasgow-Barren County Tourism Convention and Commission is a member of the Southern Kentucky Film Commission, which assists in drawing production companies to the area. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) BY B...
Sep 30, 2022
Resilience Factor program paints second court at Gorin Park
These two basketball courts at Gorin Park were painted by the Resilience Factor program, which is based out of Barren County High and Middle Schools. The paintings were completed through a GEER II gra...
Sep 29, 2022
Truck rear-ends buggy in midday crash along Sorensen Drive
GLASGOW - Authorities responded to a crash Wednesday morning involving a pickup truck and a horse-drawn buggy just before 11:40. The Glasgow Police Department said the crash happened near Sorensen Dri...
Sep 29, 2022
Railroad crossing along State Quarry Road to gain signage, pavement markings
A rendering of planned pavement markings and road signage to be installed along State Quarry Road in northern Barren County was included in a contract approved by magistrates on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2...
Sep 28, 2022
Industrial site work headlines local economic development
BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - Work to develop three industrial sites continues in Barren County. Among them are Glasgow's Highland Glen and South Cooper Parks and Cave City's Chapatcha Indu...
Sep 28, 2022
Glasgow EPB approves first phase of broadband upgrades
(GLASGOW EPB) GLASGOW - The Glasgow Electric Plant Board is launching a major project to reimagine their broadband internet system. Board members for the Glasgow EPB voted unanimously Tuesday evening ...
Sep 28, 2022
Metcalfe County Clerk Fields receives clean audit
Shannon Fields, Metcalfe County clerk, poses for a photograph. (METCALFE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) FRANKFORT, Ky. - State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the 2021 financial statement...
Sep 27, 2022
Members of Congress call for social media giants to combat illicit drug sales
S. Brett Guthrie (KY-02) speaks at a roundtable event held at the Barren Co. Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Select members of Congress - inc...
Sep 27, 2022