Author: Carlyle Coppins

The Local Good Mini Market bridging the gap between food and the community

BOWLING GRREN, Ky.- Kentucky’s first low-waste grocery store is bridging the gap between local businesses and communities across south central Kentucky. The Local Good Mini Market is bringing an innovative twist to grocery stores, giving many communities the chance to taste fresh local foods to expand and outsource rice, beans, granola and so much more from many other states. The…

The TJ Samson Community Mission Foundation Hometown Showdown

GLASGOW, Ky.- On Oct. 14, the City of Glasgow is in for a treat, because the TJ Samson Community Mission Foundation is putting on a Hometown Showdown Lip Sync Battle. Teams facing off are Extreme Health Club versus the YMCA, Glasgow High School faculty and staff versus Barren County High School faculty and staff, T.J. Health Therapy and Rehabilitation Department…

Construction of Bowling Green High School reaches completion

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Since 2018, Bowling Green High School has been under construction. With its last and newest addition, it is officially complete. The final addition is their beautiful new courtyard. The goal of this creation was is to cultivate an outdoor space that compliments the indoor common areas. Faculty and staff we also considered in the new development. The…

University of Kentucky V.I.P. Program aims to decrease the maternal mortality rate

BOWLING GREEN. Ky.- Across Kentucky 80 to 90% of maternal deaths are associated with violence, drug abuse and depression and anxiety. A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky are hoping to reduce that number. The university has developed the V.I.P. (Violence Intervention and Prevention) Core in hopes to better educate medical professionals, mothers and caretakers to prevent deaths….

What to expect for fall break travel, gas prices

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Many people are gearing up for fall break and heading on vacation. While preparing for your trip, you might have noticed a drop in gas prices. We learned from AAA the cause of the decrease in price. One reason is because we are wrapping up summer vacation. Students are heading back to school and adults are headed back…

Active venomous snakes in Kentucky

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- It’s officially fall. The weather is more comfortable than ever, but there’s a greater possibility that you might run into a venomous snake. There are 32 different kinds of snakes in Kentucky, and four of those snakes are extremely venomous. Snakes often like to lay underneath things. For example, snakes that are typically found in your backyard…

Demolishing the State Street Building

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Crews are working on state street to demolish the historic building that caught fire more than two months ago. The former royal music company building, is finally coming down after sitting damaged an vacant since catching fire in July. The historic building is currently home to the Kerrick Bachert law firm and senator Rand Paul’s bowling green…

Phoenix Rising changing the narrative on sex trafficking

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The nationally recognized organization Phoenix Rising is advocating and empowering sex trafficking victims while shedding light on the common misconception about how victims are trafficked. A board member of the organization says that a lot of people think that this is something that is done by complete strangers, but the majority of human trafficking situations are…

The New Addition of Horses to The Beautify I-65 Project

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Be on the look out for the new additions to Operation Pride’s Beautify I-65- project. They are adding life size horses made of recycled cans. The project is uniting many members and organizations in our community, and is going to give Bowling Green and Warren County a place where people want to come and won’t forget when they…

Warren County Election Education Task Force prepares community to vote

WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- Kentucky’s general election is less than two months away and there are many community members who aren’t planning on voting. The Warren County Election Education Tasks Force is coming together to change that narrative. The members of this task force are Kentucky citizens who are coming together to make sure that you have all the knowledge you…