Author: Lexi Schweinert

Summer Jam Camp brings the fun without the cost

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-School is out and now summer camps are happening all around our community… and one in particular is making a difference.  “It’s a great feeling. It’s a place where a kid can be a kid and that’s what we wanna do here,” said Oakland Elementary Family Resource Coordinator Nicole DeFreeze.  Summer Jam Camp is free for students at…

Warren Elementary announces new principal

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Another elementary school in our community is getting a new principal…Warren Elementary! Earlier today, Warren County Public Schools announced Mr. Marlow Hazard as the new principal.  Since last year, Hazard has been the assistant principal of Warren Elementary. Before that he was the assistant principal at Stevenson Elementary in Russellville, and was a special education teacher in…

Country music star films music video in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The charm of a small town can’t be beat.  “You can leave home but it never leaves you.” Tim Dugger, country music star, sings about it in his music video ‘Heart of a Small Town’…which was filmed right here in Bowling Green.  “When he threw out Bowling Green I said sure I’d love to,” said Dugger.  He chose…

Secretary of State stops by Bowling Green Rotary Club

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams stopped by the Rotary Club today at the Bowling Green Country Club.  Adams spoke to members about how the primary elections went last month. He said voter turnout was lower than expected…but is hoping for higher numbers for the general election in November.  In November people will be voting for our representatives…

New principal of Jennings Creek Elementary named: meet Dr. Cody Rich

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Jennings Creek Elementary School has named their new principal…meet Dr. Cody Rich!  He has been the assistant principal of Warren Central High School since July of 2019.  Before that, he was a high school biology teacher, varsity boys head & assistant basketball coach, varsity girls head basketball coach and varsity head track coach.  He also attended Western Kentucky…

Keep grass clippings in your yard and off the roads

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Summer is here and so is the green grass…but make sure you are properly disposing of your grass clippings after mowing your lawn!  Grass clippings should stay in your yard and off the roads…if they land in the street they can clog storm drains. This forces water to drain in unplanned directions, which causes erosion and off-site flooding….

Six from Southern Kentucky representing at Special Olympics USA Games

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Right now, six people from Southern Kentucky are representing our region at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando.  The Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports training and competition program for children and adults with intellectual abilities.  Casey Freeman of Franklin and Brianna Goode of Glasgow are both competing in bowling. Lee Dockins of Russellville is…

Fly in a World War II airplane…Warbird Expo in town!

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Please fasten your seatbelts and put your tray tables up, the Bowling Green Warbird Expo is in town! “It is a visceral experience, it will change your life. You will remember this experience for the rest of your life,” said flight crew and wing historian Kevin Michels.  History from nearly 100 years ago is coming alive in the…

Local breast cancer survivor writes book about faith through recovery

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-If a good book is on your summer to-do list… you may want to look for a local author’s first book about being a breast cancer survivor. The book is titled God (Still) Whispers.  One in every seven women will get breast cancer in their lifetime.  Wendi Kelley missed only one mammogram appointment… at her next screening she…

EXCLUSIVE: Fountain Row entertainment district logo & businesses revealed

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Introducing Fountain Row.  “We are so excited to finally be able to release that it is going to be called Fountain Row as its official destination title,” said Telia Butler, Downtown Development Coordinator.  The highly anticipated Entertainment Destination Center…which allows people to purchase and carry alcohol in downtown Bowling Green …finally has a name.  The name is influenced…