Category Archives: Local News
GALLERY: Glasgow community gathers for vigil to honor Charlie Kirk
Community members gather in downtown Glasgow on Friday evening for a vigil to honor Charlie Kirk. Erika Toohey/Glasgow News 1 Community members gather in downtown Glasgow on Friday evening for a vigil...
Sep 22, 2025
Portion of Siddens Road to be closed 30 days for bridge painting
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Siddens Road will be closed at the bridge for roughly 30 days, according to Glasgow-Barren County Emergency Management. The closure is “necessary to complete the pain...
Sep 22, 2025
Jackie Browning Park to host national softball tournament
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Jackie Browning Park in Barren County is getting some national attention on the softball front due to a tournament scheduled to be played there in 2026, according to...
Sep 22, 2025
South Green Street roadwork begins this week
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Additional details on the U.S. 31-E business roadwork were provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. As reported earlier this week, U.S. Route 31-E business &...
Sep 22, 2025
Drug arrest made at Glasgow grocery store parking lot
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 A man was arrested in a grocery store parking lot on drug charges on Sept. 21. Glasgow police officers arrested 47-year-old James Birge in the Save-A-Lot parking lot...
Sep 22, 2025
Barren County job fair set for Sept. 23 canceled
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County job fair has been canceled, according to the South Central Workforce Development Board. The face-to-face job fair was originally scheduled for Sept. 23 fr...
Sep 22, 2025
Commission discusses ways to bring attention to downtown Glasgow
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Members of Glasgow’s Historic Preservation Commission discussed different ways to highlight the city’s historic downtown district at its recent meeting. ...
Sep 21, 2025
Mike Burgess expected to be named interim Park City mayor
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 After the announcement of Park City Mayor Larry Poteet, resigning on Sept. 18, city commissioners convened in a special-called meeting to accept the resignation and p...
Sep 19, 2025
Mammoth Cave hosts ‘astrophotography’ workshop
PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 Aspiring and seasoned astrophotographers are invited to an Astrophotography Workshop at Mammoth Cave National Park on Friday, Sep. 19. The night's activities will begin wi...
Sep 19, 2025
Shell: ‘Barren County is at the forefront of getting local food inside cafeterias’
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell praised Barren County Schools for its efforts in bringing locally sourced foods in cafeterias during his visit to Re...
Sep 18, 2025