Category Archives: Local News
Myers to step away from Glasgow High basketball broadcasts
Setting atop a courtside desk are materials used during a typical high school basketball broadcast (PHOTO: JOE MYERS/FACEBOOK) BY LUKE C. PIERCE, WCLU News GLASGOW - For the first time in 23 years, th...
Nov 15, 2022
Authorities launch investigation into suspected arson near Veterinary Medical Center
GLASGOW - A Tuesday morning fire along Grandview Avenue is under investigation after a suspected arson. Units from the Glasgow Fire Department were on scene of the structure fire shortly after 6 a.m. ...
Nov 15, 2022
CITATION: Retaliation prompts inmate to attack another early Sunday
Austin T. Brown, 28, of Glasgow, was charged in connection to the alleged assault of another inmate in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER) GLASGOW - An i...
Nov 15, 2022
Authorities on scene of fatal crash along Burkesville Road
(UPDATE: 1:45 p.m.) - The roadway has reopened. No details have been released at this time. GLASGOW - Authorities are on scene of a fatal crash along Burkesville Road in eastern Barren County. The cra...
Nov 15, 2022
South Green Elementary construction on track, builders say
The construction of South Green Elementary School is still on schedule to be completed by its target date, pending any serious weather during the final months of the year. (RENDERING BY SHERMAN CARTER...
Nov 14, 2022
Barren Co. Property Transfers - Week of Nov. 7, 2022
GLASGOW - The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from Nov. 7 - Nov. 10, 2022. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances in...
Nov 14, 2022
Murphy signs with Murray State; plans to set new record
Caroline Murphy, a senior at Glasgow High School, speaks to a crowd of friends and family before she signed a letter of intent to run track with Murray State University. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) BY B...
Nov 14, 2022
Kentucky veterans honored for 'still serving'
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection BROWNSVILLE - Two military veterans were honored this week for their community service at the Kentucky Veterans of the Year annual banquet, hosted by the Ep...
Nov 11, 2022
Filing for 2023 elections underway across Kentucky
BY LUKE C. PIERCE, WCLU News FRANKFORT - The first day to file candidate filing forms for an office on the ballot in 2023 begins Wednesday. State law prohibits the affixing of signatures on nomination...
Nov 11, 2022
Statue of Barren County education trailblazer unveiled at state capitol
A 7-foot bronze statue of Nettie Depp stands in the vestibule of the Kentucky State Capitol near the west entrance. Depp was an educator and native of Barren County. (PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SAM TERRY) FRA...
Nov 11, 2022