Author: Josh Shortt

Snow days transition to at-home learning days

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a lot of changes, and snow days are no exception. Thursday, the Edmonson and Metcalfe County Schools announced that there would be no in-person classes due to inclement weather and road conditions. While this would normally mean that students would make up snow days later on, schools have adjusted to…

People helping pantries food drive and fundraiser coming to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Two organizations are joining forces to prepare a community wide food drive and fundraiser. The Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Kentucky Veterans Brigade are asking for community support to lend a helping hand. The fraternal order of eagles are coming to Bowling Green the weekend of Feb. 12, where items from the drive will be collected….

Young students of a local school district to receive tactile enhanced books

GLASGOW, Ky.- Young students in a local school district will be receiving more books for their classrooms, and the goal is to provide more than just reading. The Barren County Schools special programs applied for a Read Across America grant to purchase popular children’s books and to add tactile features to them. This means these books provide a way for…

Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman introduces the Kentucky Broadband initiative

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- From the Governor’s briefing Thursday Evening, Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman shared an encouraging update relating to internet connections across the state. Lt. Governor Coleman announced that the percentage of Kentucky families without reliable internet access is only 2%, compared to the estimated 10 to 15% previously. In addition to this encouraging update, Coleman also unveiled the Kentucky…

Glisten with Us lends a helping hand to cancer patients

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- A local house keeping service recently teamed up with a charitable organization to provide cleaning services to cancer patients. Melinda Korlat is the owner of Glisten with Us, a house keeping service. She has teamed up with Cleaning for a Reason, which is a non-profit that provides free house cleanings to cancer patients. Through the partnership, Korlat…

Shelly Thomas from Barren County Schools one of the first to receive KESSP award

GLASGOW, Ky. – A new award honoring Kentucky school support staff has recently surfaced, and one of the first recipients happens to be from a school district in South Central Kentucky. Shelly Thomas is the youth service center coordinator for the Barren County School District. She is one of the first to receive the Kentucky education support staff professional award….

Spring semester 2021 begins at Western Kentucky University

BOWLING GREEN Ky.- Once again, students are returning to Western Kentucky University for another semester. As students return, they can expect the same safety guidelines to be in effect this semester, including masks, social distancing, and frequent use of sanitation stations on campus. Some students were giving out free breakfast snacks that morning. Director of media relations Bob Skipper said…

Bowling Green Rotary Club celebrates 100 years with clock installation downtown

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The clock strikes 100 years, specifically, a clock that’s now home in downtown Bowling Green. Tuesday morning, a clock commemorating 100 years of the Bowling Green Rotary Club was installed in front of 922 State Street. This is where another clock stood until it was moved to the Warren County courthouse. The Bowling Green Rotary Club has…

Warren County Schools Martin Luther King Jr. Event held virtually

BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Saturday, a local school district held a virtual Martin Luther King Jr. event. The Warren County Schools held the virtual event in place of what would normally involve a large gathering at Warren Central High School. This was the seventh year for this celebration. The event opened with a statement from Warren County Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton, followed…