BOWLING GREEN Ky.-An international festival took place at a local community college. For the 5th year, the annual Celebrations Around the World was held at SouthCentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green. The students in the school’s diversity club chose a country to focus on for their project, like Mexico, Germany and China. During their presentations, the country’s…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-The renovation and construction in downtown Bowling Green has been in the works for a long time. Now, the wait is finally over. New pedestrian crossing indicator poles and new sidewalks are just some of the many improvements in Fountain Square Park. To celebrate, a ribbon cutting was held, one that involved everyone in attendance surrounding the park…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-December 2 is known as National Special Education Day and a local non-profit is celebrating and commemorating the day. In Bowling Green, the Hive INC. on the 31-west-bypass seeks to help those with special needs through various activities like painting. An open house is being held to raise awareness of the Hive mission. National special education day Is…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-For every dollar spent at a small business, $0.67 stays in the community. The Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library in Glasgow has taken note of this and is holding a shop small scavenger hunt through the week for the second year. A brochure is being distributed at the library that lists participating small businesses. When people visit those…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A local Bowling Green non-profit organization is getting in the spirit of the holidays early. For the 41st year in a row, the Eloise B. Houchens center is holding what is known as the Trees of Christmas event. Christmas trees designed by local organizations like Kids on the Block and CASA of South-Central Kentucky are placed all over…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-Store parking lots filled with cars and retail employees hard at work. Black Friday is here. Big name businesses like Best Buy see a lot of business on Black Friday. Stores are stocked high, in hopes that they’ll be cleaned off after the busy day. For shoppers, some are trying Black Friday for the first time. “I heard…
BOWLING GREEN Ky. – While many were still at home working on seconds and thirds at Thanksgiving dinner, some people were already out getting their shopping on. Thursday night at Best Buy, customers lined up for hours before the store opened its doors at 5 p.m., ready to take advantage of the Black Friday deals. “I’m old enough to remember…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The Great Turkey 5k run and Gobbler 3k walk took place Thursday morning at Kereiakes Park in Warren County. Both races are in place to raise money for local track and cross-country teams in need of uniforms and equipment. This marked 33rd year for the run. The organizers of the event, the Bowling Green Running Club, hope it…
BOWLING GREEN Ky.-A local eatery offered free meals in celebration of Thanksgiving. Teresa’s Restaurant on Gordon Avenue gave everyone who stopped by a chance to get a free, hot Thanksgiving meal. Turkey, ham, stuffing, pie – all the thanksgiving classics were all on the menu. Teresa’s is a family-owned and operated restaurant, and every Thanksgiving when these free meals are…
GLASGOW/EDMONTON Ky.-The poverty rate in Kentucky sits at 18.3 percent, meaning one out of every 5.5 residents of Kentucky lives in poverty, according to studies from Welfareinfo.org. With families living in poverty comes children living in poverty, and it overall equals an effect of poverty in local schools, especially in rural towns like Glasgow. “Because of our demographics and because…
