Author: Krista Garrison

State to pay $500K toward road expansion in Bowling Green’s Kentucky Transpark

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky state government awarded $500,000 to Bowling Green and Warren County for a new road which will provide access to a newer business and to a nearly 300-acre expansion of the Kentucky Transpark. Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday afternoon that the Kentucky Transpark expansion will receive the money from state funds to boost economic development in…

Man shot in Glasgow, woman behind bars

GLASGOW, Ky. – A Glasgow man was shot and injured Monday morning inside of a home on Leslie Avenue and a woman is in jail accused of shooting him after the two used illicit drugs. Police were called to 309 Leslie Ave. to investigate the incident where a man was shot at least twice inside the home, according to Glasgow…

Sheriff Hightower responds to man’s rolling billboard regarding Hightower’s participation in equality marches

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower released a video online commenting on a rolling billboard that has been making its way around town. Ron Ford, a former candidate for sheriff who has run multiple times for the office, built a rolling billboard that he tows behind his truck to express his opinion of Hightower’s participation in Black…

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer receives house

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Habitat for Humanity in Bowling Green has completed a home for a Bowling Green woman. But this woman is just a little closer to the organization than most. A woman helping dozens of people achieve their dream of owning a home was given the opportunity to own one herself. Deshawna Maxey is a volunteer at habitat…

Bowling Green police investigate overnight shooting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Police are investigating an early Friday morning shooting. The Bowling Green Police Department responded to a shooting at 2132 Rock Creek Drive. Officials have confirmed that one woman was shot in the leg. The gunshot victim was treated by EMS and flown to Nashville with, at the time of the report, a non-life threatening gunshot wound….

Barren County Public Schools hiring food delivery drivers

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Barren County Public Schools are hiring district pandemic workers, mostly in the form of delivery food drivers. The job is simple, deliver meals to students working from home. It is part time and pays $9.10 an hour and mileage. During the summertime, the school was able to use school staff, but with classes beginning, the school…

Officials urge motorists to steer clear of water

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – With the remnants of Hurricane Laura on its way toward Kentucky, local emergency management officials are reminding the public how to stay safe with flooding and strong winds in the area. Friday evening and overnight, South Central Kentucky is expected to receive substantial rainfall and gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour as the…

Jurors can now receive information via text

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Jurors in some counties can now sign up to receive service updates by text. The text notifications are courtesy reminders. These texts will supplement the juror having to call or check a website for jury messages for updates and instructions regarding trials. Under the previous system, jurors were responsible to call in every day after 4:30…

Same day COVID-19 test results begin in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After months of waiting, it’s here. Same day testing results for the coronavirus have officially begun in Bowling Green. Waiting for two to five days for COVID-19 test results will soon to be a thing of the past. Graves Gilbert Clinic has rolled out a new SARS antigen test that takes just a few minutes, according…