Author: Krista Garrison

Single mother of two surprised with a car

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green business spread joy to a deserving mother this afternoon. A young mother dealing with car troubles while trying to make a life for her family was surprised with a fixed-up car. Imagine you are driving down the road, pregnant with a 2-year-old in the back seat, and your car stops in the middle…

Donating blood could get you a free COVID-19 antibody test

GLASGOW, Ky. – The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive with an incentive, a COVID-19 antibody test. According to the American Red Cross, for a limited time, the organization is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations to see if the donor has been exposed to the coronavirus is the past. The testing site in Glasgow at First…

Franklin-Simpson High School student killed in Nashville scaffolding accident

Photo Courtesy: WSMVFRANKLIN, Ky.- A 16-year-old Franklin-Simpson High School student was killed Tuesday in a scaffolding accident in Nashville. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Gustavo Enrique Ramirez fell to his death from scaffolding 120 ft. above the ground at a hotel construction site on Interstate Dr. Police are calling the incident an accident. Police said Ramirez’s 18-year-old brother…

Firefighters train at the airport

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Firefighters in Bowling Green spent part of their week training at the Bowling Green – Warren County Regional Airport. Those firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday nights going through different simulations and learning how to maneuver through the airport while avoiding incoming and outgoing aircrafts. The training is part of the FAA’s mandatory yearly training requirements at…

Calf rescued from deep well

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Local first responders got their hands dirty rescuing a baby animal from a well on Wednesday. A 7-month-old female calf fell into a well overnight and was found by its owner this morning in the 1900 block of Matlock Road in the Plano community. After an hour the calf was finally pulled from the water by…

OnPoint K9 hosts a police competition and certification

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – K-9 officers and their handlers from multiple states were in Scottsville today for training. Locally, Scottsville and Allen County K-9s are training and competing to see which K-9 will be the area’s top dog. This week, OnPoint K9 is hosting a police seminar, competition and certification in Allen County. Most of the dogs in attendance are dual…

Searchers looking for missing man in water

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A water rescue call in Barren River Lake brought search boats out on the water Monday night and Tuesday morning. At around 6 p.m. Monday, Scottsville-Allen County Rescue Squad, Allen County Emergency Management and Barren County diver rescue squad began the search for a missing man. Officials say the man had fallen off the front of a…

In person voting details for the Primary election

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – So far, a large number of people have either voted over absentee ballot or voted early since only one polling location will be open in Warren County Tuesday for the 2020 primary elections. Because of COVID-19 regulations, Warren County Clerk Lynette Yates is expecting longer wait times in line. “We have to social distance between our…

Transportation is available to get to the polls Tuesday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Multiple community agencies, organizations and churches will be providing transportation for voters Tuesday. Buses will be transporting people to Phil Moore Park all day long for the primary election. These buses will be making rounds from Mount Zion Church and Lampkin Park every half hour. Other bus locations include two stops at 10 am and 3…

Locals commemorate Juneteenth

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – June 19, also known as Juneteenth: a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In the African American community, it has long represented a sacred day celebrating emancipation and remembering those who suffered under the injustices of slavery. According to Ryan Dearbone, president of the Bowling Green-Warren County NAACP, Juneteenth is a…