Author: Lexi Schweinert

United Way holds 13th annual Feed the Need

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The United Way of Southern Kentucky is collecting donations at local grocery stores Friday and Saturday for their 13th annual Feed the Need event.  In Warren County, volunteers will be at every Kroger and Priceless IGA on Louisville Road and Russellville Road. They also have locations in Barren County, Butler County and Logan County. Local companies also…

BGHS to offer onsite COVID vaccine clinic

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Med Center Health is doing an on-site vaccine clinic at Bowling Green High School Wednesday for students ages 16 and older.  They will be giving out the Pfizer vaccine and also coming back for their follow up dose. There are nearly 600 students who meet the age requirement for the vaccine, and they hope to have as…

Annual WKU Tug of War event looks different this year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Today, Western Kentucky University students in sororities and fraternities participated in the annual Tug of War event that kicks off Greek Week.  Chapters train and practice for several months just for this one day, which takes place at the WKU Agricultural Exposition Center. Teams are made up of eight members on the field that tug the rope…

WKU celebrates 2nd annual Day of Caring

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Western Kentucky University is celebrating their 2nd annual Day of Caring today, April 15th.  The Day of Caring is a way to recognize how students, faculty, staff and alumni have demonstrated excellence in their fields and persevered in their communities.  To get involved with the day, people can share part of their WKU story through social challenges…

Online retailer Pink Lily to expand in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The national lifestyle brand, Pink Lily, is expanding its operations in Bowling Green, leasing an additional 160,000 square feet of warehousing to grow its fulfillment center.  Their fulfillment center is located in the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park. This expansion will support the rapid growth in online shopping and increasing global demand for their boutique clothing and…

BGFD looking to recruit new firefighters

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Bowling Green Fire Department is starting their 6-week recruitment period on Friday, April 16th.  Firefighter Dylan Hawkins said they are looking for someone who wants to serve the city of Bowling Green, is a good team player and is a hard worker.  To apply online and find the application click here.  After applying, there will be…

Women’s Leadership Conference draws in more than 100 attendees

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- On Wednesday, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd annual Women’s Leadership Conference presented by Graves Gilbert was held at the National Corvette Museum.  Over 100 women from surrounding areas attended the day long event. The conference was created to provide a space for women of all ages and stages in their careers to gather for…

Local pharmacies transition from using Johnson & Johnson vaccine

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- Much like the rest of the country, Kentucky has temporarily paused the use of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccines.  But how does this affect local pharmacies where this one-shot vaccine was available? “We immediately pulled that and paused that vaccination,” said pharmacist Steve Sheldon of Sheldon’s Pharmacy.  Sheldon’s Pharmacy had been giving out Johnson and Johnson in…

Rockn B Horse and Carriage ride to move location from downtown

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- For years, the Rockn B Horse and Carriage rides have been starting their rides downtown off the square. But soon that location is going to change.  The carriage used to park in the same spot every year. But after renovations were done at Fountain Square Park in 2019, there are now three new designated loading and unloading…

Kentucky Career Center explains unemployment appointment process

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Kentucky Career Center is reopening to in-person appointments on Thursday and this is the process you can expect, by appointment only.  Once you get to the parking lot on Chestnut Street, someone will come out to your car to check you in. You can enter the building up to five minutes before your appointment time.  Inside,…