Category Archives: Local News
Bar closure causes financial, mental health impacts
Leticia Cline, owner and operator of The Dive bar in Cave City, stands in her bar amid a global pandemic that has shattered many local economies and forced small businesses to close their doors. (BREN...
Aug 05, 2020
McCoy faces murder, DUI charges in connection to daughter's death
GLASGOW, Ky. - A Barren County man is charged with murder in connection to his 10-year-old daughter's death from a collision along Coral Hill Road in May. The Barren County Sheriff's Office arrested C...
Aug 05, 2020
An Unsettled Boardroom, part 2: External legal counsel fired, additional motion filed in Barren Circuit Court
Libby Short, a board member of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, listens during a meeting of the board on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) GLASGOW, Ky. - A legal firm hired by the Glasgo...
Aug 04, 2020
Columbia man cited after speeding along parkway, possessing drugs
GLASGOW, Ky. - A speeding vehicle was stopped along the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway, and a small baggie of drugs was found inside the car. Police made contact with Tony A. Sneed, 56, of Columbia,...
Aug 04, 2020
Moped driver arrested after possessing several drugs
GLASGOW, Ky. - A moped pulled over along Dripping Springs Road was found to contain meth and pills. The Glasgow Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Sunday and made contact with Samuel S. Bro...
Aug 04, 2020
Stolen Warren County vehicle discovered in Hart County, attempt to spray paint halted with arrest
HART COUNTY, Ky. - A stolen vehicle from Warren County was recovered just north of Cave City on Monday. The Hart County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Bowling Green Police Department. A vehicle...
Aug 04, 2020
T.J. Samson Hospital receives stroke award from American Heart, Stroke Association
GLASGOW, Ky. - T.J. Regional Health announced Monday that T.J. Samson Community Hospital has received recognition for its efforts to provide stroke patients with proper care, as outlined by the Americ...
Aug 03, 2020
Lexington men arrested after traffic stop, 1 arrested two days in a row
Christopher M. Williams, 27, and Jacob F. Blanton, 44, both of Lexington, were arrested along West Main Street in Glasgow after drugs were discovered inside their vehicle. (BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CEN...
Aug 03, 2020
911 Activity for July 31-Aug. 2, 2020
July 31, 2020: Authorities responded to an accident with injury at 9584 Happy Valley Road at 4:16 p.m. The Barren-Metcalfe EMS, Cave City Police and Fire Department responded. Aug. 1, 2020: Authoritie...
Aug 03, 2020
Finance committee hosts town hall meetings tonight, Thursday regarding potential tax increase
Wendell Honeycutt, the chairperson of the Glasgow City Council's finance committee, listens during a meeting of the strategic planning committee on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. GLASGOW, Ky. - The finance com...
Aug 03, 2020