Author: Kimberly Pharris

WKU Regents approve Barnes and Noble for bookstore operations

Courtesy WKU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Friday, the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved a 10-year contract with Barnes and Noble College for bookstore operations. “The university textbook industry is changing rapidly,” Susan Howarth, WKU’s Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance, said. “There is direct competition from online retailers and sometimes even the publishers. And our students…

GoBG Transit announces no bus service Monday, May 25

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — GoBG Transit, a service of Community Action of Southern Kentucky, announced in a press release Friday that it will close in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. Services will re-open Tuesday, May 26. Schedules and information can be found here or by calling 270-782-3163, extension 316.

Firehouse Subs provides meals to healthcare workers

Franchisee Curry McKeel (second from left) with Tennova healthcare workersBOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Bowling Green’s Firehouse Subs recently provided meals to four departments of healthcare workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic at Med Center Bowling Green. Franchise owner Curry McKeel stated, “I am grateful for all of the generous donors who made these meal donations for medical…

KY Musician to host concert live on Facebook to benefit kids’ camp

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Sony Music recording artist and Kentucky native Tyler Booth will hold a virtual concert tonight at 6:00 on the Kentucky State Police Facebook page. Any proceeds from the concert will benefit Trooper Island Camp. Designed for disadvantaged children ten to twelve years old, Trooper Island Camp is located on Dale Hollow Lake. Troopers and youth often…

First round of Covid-19 Community Response and Crisis Fund grants awarded; more to follow

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The United Way of Southern Kentucky announced in a press release on Thursday that the first round of grants have been distributed to area non-profit organizations in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. These grants are made available from the COVID-19 Community Response and Crisis Fund created by donor contributions. Initial awards total $40,000 to 15…

Quarantine Meltdown: Epic Tantrum Caught On Camera

Massachusetts mom records 4-year-old daughter demanding to break stay-at-home orders so she can buy pink hair dye. WJAR's Sam Read reports.

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WJAR/NBC News) — A young girl’s quarantine meltdown is going viral. Amelia Sanchez, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts just wants pink hair. “I hate this color,” she’s heard saying in a video recently recorded by her mother. “That’s the color god made your hair,” replied her mom, Jessica Sanchez. “But I want pink spray, I want my braid to be…