Category Archives: Local News
Tenn. man arrested for failing again to register as sex offender
(BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - Police arrested a Tennessee man Saturday for failing to register with the sex offender registry. Police responded to a complaint along West Main Street. They...
Jan 31, 2022
Two weeks remain to file for FEMA assistance
(FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the Dec. 10-11 storms and tornadoes have just two weeks left to apply...
Jan 31, 2022
Traffic Alert: Construction work closes portion of West Main Street
GLASGOW - A portion of roadway near Walgreens in Glasgow is closed for construction. The Glasgow Police Department said West Main Street and Highway 31 will close for a short time due to utility work....
Jan 31, 2022
Candidates draw for primary election ballot positions
Charles Shaw, the incumbent constable in Barren County District 4, draws a number while Helena Birdwell, Barren Clerk, holds the basket. The drawing was held to decide ballot positions for candidates ...
Jan 28, 2022
Charlie Evans unveils book about Chuck's Liquors
Charlie Evans poses for a portrait inside his office at the First Presbyterian Church in Glasgow. Evans is the author of "Life Behind the Counter" - a story about his father Chuck Evans' liquor busine...
Jan 27, 2022
Faulkner to retire, Caverna Independent begins search for next superintendent
(ADOBE STOCK) HORSE CAVE - Benny Lile, a former superintendent of Metcalfe County Schools, is heading the search for Caverna Independent Schools' next superintendent. The school system has started the...
Jan 27, 2022
Gilley, Stilts among other incumbents who won't seek reelection
Barry Gilley, incumbent Metcalfe County Attorney, and Harold Stilts, the incumbent judge executive, will not seek reelection in the 2022 General Election. The filing deadline closed across Kentucky Tu...
Jan 27, 2022
Primary election ballot to be determined during local drawing Thursday
(SHUTTERSTOCK) GLASGOW - Candidates' positions on the primary ballot will be determined during statewide ballot drawings planned Thursday. The events are scheduled across the state at 2 p.m. local tim...
Jan 27, 2022
Heroin, meth among other drugs discovered in car
Dustin J. Ols, 29, was arrested early Monday, Jan. 24, after a deputy with the Barren County Sheriff's Office noticed a car parked in the grass along Scottsville Road in Barren County. (BARREN COUNTY ...
Jan 27, 2022
LaRue County woman dies in Metcalfe crash
EDMONTON - State police is investigating a fatal collision in Metcalfe County. The crash happened Jan. 24 at 4:11 p.m., according to a news release. A car failed to negotiate a curve along U.S. 68. Po...
Jan 27, 2022