Category Archives: Local News
November Barren County general election contests set
By JAMES BROWN Glasgow News 1 The deadline has passed for candidates to register to file to run in the November general election. Candidates who wanted to file to run for offices that did not require ...
Jun 04, 2026
Beshear moves to add qualifying conditions to medical cannabis
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Office of Medical Cannabis to issue an emergency regulation clarifying qualifying conditions f...
Jun 04, 2026
400 Mile Yard Sale brings shoppers, business boost to Barren County
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Shoppers are once again lining the U.S. 68 corridor as the annual 400 Mile Yard Sale returns to Kentucky, bringing extra traffic and business to Glasgow and Barren County. ...
Jun 04, 2026
‘Sip, Shop & Stroll’ through downtown Glasgow this Saturday
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Glasgow's downtown square will be transformed into a vast marketplace this Saturday as over 100 vendors set up for the annual "Sip, Shop & Stroll" event. From 10 a.m...
Jun 04, 2026
Cave City police increase patrols following ‘ding dong ditch’ reports
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Cave City Police Department is asking parents to speak with their children after receiving multiple complaints about individuals ringing doorbells and running away duri...
Jun 04, 2026
Barren County’s CheyAnne Fant receives innovator award
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 As CheyAnne Fant prepares to retire from Barren County Schools, she has received statewide recognition. The director of nutrition services has been named the recipient of t...
Jun 03, 2026
Trump appoints Nate Morris to become ambassador to Colombia
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern President Donald Trump has nominated former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris to become ambassador to Colombia. Morris' nomination was among dozens sent ...
Jun 03, 2026
Barren County student-led food production keeps growing
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 In March 2025, Barren County High School FFA members visited Red Cross Elementary to help the younger students construct a garden behind the building. Fast forward to th...
Jun 03, 2026
Save A Lot relocates to larger east Glasgow store, adds jobs and services
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Save A Lot shoppers in Glasgow will see a new look and a new location starting today, as the grocery store moves from South Green Street to a larger site on East Main Stree...
Jun 03, 2026
Glasgow woman arrested on active warrant, meth possession
STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 A Glasgow woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with first degree possession of methamphetamine, first offense. Staci A. Lee, 51, of Glasgow, was driving a vehicle that Gl...
Jun 03, 2026