Author: Krista Garrison

Local law enforcement officials and jailer speak at Leadership Kentucky meeting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Leadership Kentucky Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that brings together leaders in the community, made a stop in Bowling Green. During Friday’s conference, the local law enforcement agencies formed a panel that answered more than a dozen questions pertaining to their field of work and national unrest. Western Kentucky University Police Chief Mitch Walker said this…

Local crews help in Hurricane Sally relief efforts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Electrical and disaster relief crews from across the nation are sending relief to areas damaged by storms, and Hurricane Sally is no different. After Sally made landfall in the Florida panhandle and Alabama, local crews are on the road to help relief efforts on the ground. Warren RECC and ServPro of Warren County are both sending…

Local business women are supporting each other during the pandemic

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local business women are working together to better each other during the pandemic. Bowling Green Business Women met today for social distance coffee and conversation at Corner Bakery Café in Bowling Green. The women have been focusing on building each other up during the pandemic and helping support each other’s careers. They do this both financially…

Bowling Green’s Veteran’s Day Parade is cancelled

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With so many cancellations this year, there is another one to announce. The Veteran Parade, usually held on a weekend near Nov. 11, will not take place this year. The City of Bowling Green has decided not to host the parade because of COVID-19. With the worry of sickness possibly causing the parade to cancel last…

Jackson’s Orchard is open for the fall season

BOWLING GREEN, KY. – A Warren County favorite fall venue is back open and locals are already getting into the autumn spirit. When asked what she liked most about fall, Lawsyn Lyons, a young girl visiting the orchard Wednesday said, “That I get to go to Jackson’s Orchard!” It’s a great place for a local outing supporting a local business…

BGPD evidence building is complete

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department’s evidence building is complete and has begun to serve its purpose storing evidence. The 8,000-square-foot building addition to the BGPD headquarters property was a nine-month long building process. The department was previously using off-site storage areas and one internal and a much smaller evidence room that the department had outgrown. Robert…

Fire School coming to Bowling Green in 2021

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the first time in it’s existence, the South Central Kentucky Firefighters Association is announcing its first 2021 Fire School. The fire school will be open to all emergency first responders to receive training they may not otherwise be able to receive easily utilizing the Kentucky Fire Commission’s training props. The Fire School will also have…

Simpson County School teacher is a semifinalist for the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award

FRANKLIN, Ky. – A local teacher is a semifinalist for Teacher of the Year, all while going to school himself. After a nomination, application and judging process was completed, 24 teachers were awarded the 2021 Kentucky Teachers award. Out of those 24 teachers, nine were chosen to be semifinalists for the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year award. Simpson Elementary…

Play and Learn Village inclusive playground coming to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Parks and Recreations has received a grant from PNC Bank through the United Way to build a Play and Learn Village for children age five and under at Roland Bland Park. The funds will go toward an a project already in the works, a special needs inclusive playground with crumb rubber flooring. This…

First day of the LS Fest is underway in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – You may have noticed some different cars or cars with numbers and stickers on them riding around town Friday. Today is the first day of LS Fest at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green. People come from all over the country to attend the events. Today, cars were on the drag strip and racetrack revving up…