Author: Josh Shortt

Phase 4 of the new Bowling Green High School design approved

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A longtime project to redesign Bowling Green High School moved one step closer to completion. The new Bowling Green High School phase 4 design renderings were presented at a school board meeting Monday night. The district approved the designs, which includes a common area, a new library and a journalism lab. The new BGHS is currently in phase…

Chapel Hill Pod School provides different learning structure

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Some students may have more success in smaller and less common core type settings, and there’s a school in Bowling Green which provides just that. The Chapel Hill Pod School is a small private school in Bowling Green. A pod school, also referred to as a micro-school limits the student population to encourage more individualized instruction. The maximum…

Veteran community receives a set of wheels for rides to VA clinic

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Bowling Green veteran community received a new resource Monday morning. The Veterans Alliance Center unveiled their new vehicle Monday. It will be used to provide transportation to those needing to get to the Bowling Green VA clinic in the Fairview Plaza shopping center. This van came from the help of American Legion Post 23 and holds…

2019 Junior Achievement celebrates Business Hall of Fame laureates

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Thursday night, Junior Achievement of South-Central Kentucky gathered to recognize individuals who are making or have made a difference in the community. The bi-annual event was held at the Knicely Conference Center and its purpose was to show recognition to the 2019 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame laureates. These inductees were selected for their work as role…

The Medical Center at Bowling Green gives its 40,000th Covid vaccination

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The Medical Center at Bowling Green celebrated a medical milestone Friday, as more and more people are stepping up to get vaccinated. Karen Kay, a Bowling Green resident who recently moved from Colorado, was the 40,000th person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine through Med Center Health. Vice president corporate support services Melinda Joyce said this milestone exceeded her…

St. Joseph school will soon have a stream lab

BOWLING GREEN Ky.- A Bowling Green Catholic school will soon have a new resource, something known as a stream lab. St. Joseph interparochial school will start construction on the stream lab after the students leave for the summer. Stream stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, arts and math. This lab will provide students with all new hands-on resources to students…

Many industries in Kentucky can increase capacity to 60%

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-At the start of the week, an announcement was made that COVID-19 related restrictions are being loosened, which is good news for local business owners. This update comes as the commonwealth reported the seventh straight week of declining Covid-19 cases. Local business owner Patrick Folker from the Bike Rack Bistro said this capacity increase signals a step in…

Schools close to in-person learning due to dangerous flooding conditions

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Because of all the rain over the weekend, a handful of school districts in this region closed Monday to in-person instruction out of an abundance of caution. School districts including the Warren, Metcalfe, Barren and Edmonson County schools along with others transitioned to all virtual instruction Monday. This is because some roadways have become very dangerous to travel…

Edmonson County Schools plan a phase-in to in-person learning 4 days a week

BROWNSVILLE Ky.- Another local school district has announced the plan to step closer to normalcy. Edmonson County School District superintendent Brian Alexander made the announcement that a phase-in process to move to in-person learning four days a week will take place. On March 15, students of Kyrock and South Edmonson Elementary will return, followed by the Edmonson County 5-6 center…