Author: Meghann Stamps

Med Center Health celebrates Women’s Pavilion with ribbon cutting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health and Women’s Health Specialists are celebrating the grand opening of their Women’s Pavilion. The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and local officials joined the hospital for a ribbon cutting at their all-new building on Park Street.  The two-floor, 20,000-square-foot building will house Med Center Health OBGYN practice, Women’s Health Specialists.  The new building…

Drake’s Creek’s new Dance Middle Red raises funds for Norton Children’s

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Drake’s Creek Middle School students got footloose and fancy-free to fundraise for Norton Children’s Hospital. Students, faculty and staff moved and grooved at the first-ever Dance Middle Red – an adaption of Western Kentucky University’s Dance Big Red, which has raised hundreds of thousands for children in need of special care over the past eight years….

BGISD to purchase 13 electric buses with $5.13M EPA funding

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green City Schools joins the first wave of school districts across the country to help clear the air… literally… with the government’s $1 billion clean bus funding. Bowling Green Independent School District will soon use $5.13 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to go green. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 allows school…

SoKY’s 8th graders glimpse career paths at SCK Launch Experience

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Thousands of SoKY’s 8th-grade students got a glimpse of their future careers today at the SCK Launch Experience. Businesses across South Central Kentucky gathered at the Knicely Convention Center to show off their stuff to the next wave of our local workforce. The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce hosts this event annually, giving first responders,…

Allen County celebrates 101-year old Maynard ‘Colored’ Rosenwald Schoolhouse

Sign unveiling honors rich black history

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – One 36′ by 23′ schoolhouse is a centennial staple in Scottsville Allen County’s black history. Historian & Allen County Kentucky African American Heritage Council Member Harris D. Overholt said, “The site here, being a school, a church and a cemetery was the center for the community of African Americans in this area east of Scottsville.” Booker T….

Warren County fentanyl trafficking cases rise 420%… in one year

WCSO attributes many ODs to fentanyl poisoning

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. –  Overdose cases are on the rise across the nation, and Warren County is no exception. County Sheriff Brett Hightower says many of these deaths are a direct result of fentanyl-laced pills. “Somebody may be handed a pill, and they even look it up on their phone and it could have some type of numerical number on…

SKyPAC unveils Goodwin Dr. Robert & Pat Goodwin Art Gallery

Gallery honors Goodwins' $500,000 donation, displays Robert's bird carvings

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center unveiled its new arts center sign Tuesday morning, honoring one long-time benefactor family.  SKyPAC revealed its all-new Goodwin Gallery sign, mounted above the lobby’s art center.  Dr. Robert and Pat Goodwin recently donated $500,000 to the Arts Center. They and many others in attendance are longtime supporters of the Performing…

Edmonson residents post brown, discolored county water to Facebook

Edmonson County Water District says no advisory needed unless problem worsens

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – Across Edmonson County, residents post pictures of brown bed sheets, discolored bathtubs and faucets: evidence of brown county water. The question “Why is my water brown,” is circulating across  Edmonson’s social media. Edmonson County Water District says this brown water is the result of a domino effect: a chain reaction beginning back in June. Working chronologically, the…

Hot-button abortion Amendment #2 confuses some voters; here’s what you need to know

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Now that the power to grant abortion access falls under statewide jurisdiction, Kentucky’s Constitutional Amendment #2 is a hot-button ballot topic. But the amendment’s wording leaves some voters asking “What exactly will my yes vote or my no vote mean?” Western Kentucky University Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Jeff Budziak helps break down Amendment #2…