Author: Krista Garrison

High number of fraudulent unemployment claims reported this tax season

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about identity theft that has been happening in our area and throughout the United States involving unemployment benefits. Recently, there have been many people in Southcentral Kentucky that have fallen victim to identity theft, a crime that can happen to anyone at any time. Nationally, fraudulent unemployment…

SOKY Patriots distributing food this weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you are in need of food, a local organization will be distributing groceries this weekend to locals in need. The SOKY Patriots have been working together with Feeding America: Kentucky’s Heartland to get food to people in need for quite a while now, and during the pandemic, they are working even harder. SOKY Patriots is…

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available in Bowling Green and Franklin

The Johnson and Johnson vaccine has arrived in Bowling Green, all four Sheldon’s Express Pharmacy’s in town have a shipment of the vaccine, as well as the pharmacy’s location in Franklin. Each location has one hundred doses of the vaccine, five hundred doses in total. The vaccine arrived at 10:30 on Thursday morning. A Sheldon’s representative is not sure when…

Warren County neighborhood is still underwater, four days later

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Monday, WNKY reported on a neighborhood that is stuck underwater following the flooding on Sunday. That subdivision is still underwater. Parts of the neighborhood have been under water for four days straight with some families trapped in their homes. After the melting snow and ice saturated the ground last week, a flood wreaked havoc in…

Masseuse charged with rape and sodomy of a client in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A massage therapist in Bowling Green is charged with rape and sodomy after a woman told police, he raped her during a massage. The woman told police Chris Lindsey, 32, had given her several paid massages in the past at the salon and spa, according to his arrest citation. Tuesday, Lindsey was accused of massaging the…

Pop-up clinic provides vaccinations for underserved community here

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The very first vaccination pop-up clinic was held Wednesday morning in Warren County to help vaccinate some of the underserved population in the area. A local church partnered with the health department to better serve their community. Underserved areas have had some troubles getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Mt. Zion Baptist Church was the site for a…

Crime Stoppers holds biggest fundraiser of the year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday, Crime Stoppers of South Central Kentucky held their biggest fundraiser of the year, a Feed the Force luncheon. Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that helps people anonymously leave a tip for law enforcement with the possibility of a cash reward. The event featured three food trucks accessible by the public with the purchase of…

Women trailblazers celebrated during Women’s History Month

GLASGOW, Ky. – March is National Women’s History month and local women are being recognized by their communities for trail blazing a path for other women in their workplace. A pioneer in her field, Mica Wood Pence, is the very first female judge in Barren County. According to Wood Pence, any gender can do what she does, but being a…