Category Archives: Local News
Lane closure expected on portions of 2 state roads in Barren County
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Portion of two state roads within Barren County are scheduled for roadwork, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3. The district released its tr...
Sep 15, 2025
Glasgow council to consider 2025 property tax rates, get audit report
By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET for Glasgow News 1 At its special-called meeting Monday, the Glasgow Common Council is expected to vote on the first reading of an ordinance setting the city's 2025 rate for p...
Sep 14, 2025
A whole lotta jumpin’ going on at the Etoile fair
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The murmur of families and the soft plop of stones being thrown into the nearby creek accompanied by the joyful laughter of children are just some of the sounds a fa...
Sep 13, 2025
Barren County receives 2 agriculture loans
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Barren County received two Beginning Farm Loans from the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation. The two loan amounts are $56,000 and $107,500, according to a corporatio...
Sep 12, 2025
Caverna board weighs adding second school resource officer
By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Caverna Independent Schools Board of Education met Thursday to a full agenda with over half of the two-hour meeting taken up by presentations given in the superintend...
Sep 12, 2025
Barren fiscal court drops county tax rate
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 As expected, all seven county magistrates voted in favor of lowering Barren County’s tax rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The ordinance, which had a first rea...
Sep 12, 2025
Barren County master gardeners celebrate new raised-bed garden
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 People of Glasgow and Barren County have a new, updated green space available for them, bedecked with the vibrant yellows and reds of flowers, complemented by the oc...
Sep 12, 2025
Barren County school board approves working budget
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education members approved the working budget for the 2025-26 school year during their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at t...
Sep 12, 2025
Glasgow native appointed Franklin Co. sheriff
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow native Dwayne Depp has become the Franklin County Sheriff. Franklin County Judge-Executive Michael Mueller appointed Depp to fulfill the term of Sheriff Chri...
Sep 11, 2025
Barren County school board meets Thursday
Staff Report Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the district's central office for its regular monthly meeting. A special-c...
Sep 11, 2025