Tag Archives: Barren County Schools
Barren County ‘championship belt’ encourages higher attendance in schools
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Fans of professional wrestling may be excited about Barren County Schools' new incentive to encourage higher attendance - a six-pound championship belt. Anthony Janes, d...
Will Perkins Oct 23, 2025
Barren school board discusses potential sale of property
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education members discussed the potential sale of property located near Red Cross Elementary during Thurday night's regular meeting at the...
Will Perkins Oct 17, 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...
Will Perkins Sep 12, 2025
Kindergarten readiness camps give area students head start
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 As the final group of local students begin their new school year this week, many kindergartners will not be seeing the inside of their classrooms for the first time. All...
Will Perkins Aug 26, 2025
Barren County school board approves lower property tax rate
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education approved to lower the property tax rate and keep the motor vehicle tax the same during its regular monthly meeting Thursday even...
Will Perkins Aug 15, 2025
Barren County Schools receives grant for technology, communication
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools was recently awarded a $14,000 grant from WHAS Crusade for Children to improve district technology and communication. Christa Middleton, director o...
Will Perkins Jul 24, 2025
Barren County school board approves paid parental leave
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools full-time employees will now be eligible for up to 30 days of paid parental leave, for both childbearing and adoptive parents. Superintendent Amy I...
Will Perkins Jul 14, 2025
Federal government withholds over $1 million in funds from Barren County Schools
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 The federal government is withholding over $1 million in projected funding from Barren County Schools that had been previously approved for the current fiscal year that ...
Will Perkins Jul 11, 2025
Barren school board approves 3% raise for employees
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools Board of Education members approved a 3 percent raise for all full-time employees during their regular meeting Thursday night at the district's cen...
Will Perkins Jun 13, 2025
Barren County to launch Aerospace Engineering pathway
By WILL PERKINS Glasgow News 1 Like a rocket escaping the Earth's atmosphere, Barren County High School will be launching a new Aerospace Engineering pathway next year. Justin Browning, Career and Tec...
Will Perkins May 29, 2025