Category Archives: Local News

BCHS athletics prepares for football season, other sports see changes
Landon Neal, a current senior, claps during a warm-up activity during the Trojans' season opener against Casey County on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW, Ky. - Friday evening mar...
Mark Buckles Sep 11, 2020

Former Monroe County judge/ executive dies in collision Tuesday
TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. - A Tompkinsville man died in a crash on Tuesday following days of chest pain. Kentucky State Police responded to a single vehicle collision on Sept. 8 along Kentucky 1049. Police d...
Mark Buckles Sep 10, 2020

McGrath makes campaign stop in Glasgow
Amy McGrath, candidate for United States Senate, speaks with reporters before a campaign event at Buela Nunn Park in Glasgow, Ky. on Sept. 8, 2020. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) GLASGOW, Ky. - As Election...
Mark Buckles Sep 09, 2020

Two arrested following altercation at local restaurant
GLASGOW, Ky. - Two people involved in an altercation at a Glasgow restaurant were arrested. The Glasgow Police Department arrested Haven Wilburn, 21, of Glasgow, and Preston D. Pruett, 19, of Eads, Te...
Mark Buckles Sep 09, 2020

GHS announces fall athletic plan, ticket form available each week
GLASGOW, Ky. - After much discussion and evaluation of KHSAA guidelines, Glasgow High School has released procedures relating to fall sports. Craig Cassady, GHS athletic director, said the school has ...
Mark Buckles Sep 09, 2020

KSP pursuit in Monroe County ends in arrest of a Tennessee Man
Sunday night around 9:30 PM Trooper Allen Shirley was on routine patrol on KY 163 in Monroe County when he initiated a traffic stop on a 2008 Chevy Cobalt for a traffic violation. When Tpr. Shirley ac...
Mark Buckles Sep 07, 2020

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Mark Buckles Sep 05, 2020

DISTRICT COVID-19 UPDATES AND CONTACT TRACING
The Barren River District Health Department has confirmed a total of 5,504, cases, 4,139 of which have recovered. We have 103 deaths reported from COVID-19. We stand in solidarity with those affected ...
Mark Buckles Sep 05, 2020

Barren County grand jury returns indictments
GLASGOW, Ky. - A Barren County grand jury convened on Aug. 27 and returned a series of indictments. An indictment is an accusation only and is not a clause of innocence or guilt. Cody A. Neal, 25, of ...
Mark Buckles Sep 04, 2020

HAPPENING NOW: Cumberland Parkway crash closes roadway
UPDATE: This accident is a fatality, according to Glasgow Police Public Information Officer Terry Flatt. GLASGOW, Ky. - An accident on the Cumberland Parkway has closed the roadway. The accident happe...
Mark Buckles Sep 03, 2020