GLASGOW, Ky. -Not that long ago, Barren County was seen as a sleepy county. Fast forward about a decade, and the rural feeling hasn’t changed a bit. However, the population size, small business and large business growth are booming. Judge Executive Micheal Hale says that about a decade ago he saw a trend of folks living here but working outside…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This Saturday, June 11th marks six months since the December 11th Tornadoes hit Bowling Green, taking lives and livelihoods. Like many businesses along the Bypass, Rian’s Fatted Calf was devastated after the December tornadoes and was just a glimpse of its former self. The family owned and operated business served prime, custom meat in Bowling Green…
GLASGOW, Ky. – One nonprofit chose Barren River Animal Welfare Association for a huge online livestream fundraiser. The Jordan’s Way nonprofit is on a mission to fundraise at 300 shelters across the U.S. making Facebook live videos. Jordan’s Way has raised over three-million-dollars for shelters nationwide. The shelter chose BRAWA as one of the three shelters to visit in Kentucky. …
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Warren County currently offers a drug court program for felony offenders, but none for misdemeanors. One district court judge is trying to change that. Warren County District Court Judge Kim Geoghegan has seen drug ruin lives time and time again over her 25 years as an assistant Commonwealth attorney in Warren County. “The majority of cases…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hemlock is a poisonous plant with a bad rep. In fact, five leaves are enough to kill an adult. Unfortunately, it’s here to stay in the Commonwealth. Baker Arboretum Director and Western Kentucky University professor of horticulture Dr. Martin Stone says that hemlock can cause different reactions in different people, much like poison ivy. “We’re hearing…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This past Sunday, friends around Warren County with disabilities got to enjoy the Adaptive Water Sports River Party. Warren County Parks and Recreation and Bowling Green Parks and Recreation went all out to provide adaptive canoeing and kayaking for those with special needs in the community. Thanks to their efforts and those of the University of…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hundreds and hundreds of people flooded the Bowling Green Ballpark this past Saturday to join the the 25th Annual Relay for Life of South Central Kentucky. For the first time since 2019, waves of purple walked in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life to celebrate friends and family whose lives have changed from cancer. Survivors…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One Bowling Green bride tied the knot with her New Orleans husband this past Saturday, and it was a wedding like Downtown Bowling Green hasn’t seen — or heard — before. Taylor Nicks and Connor Maumus met in the summer of 2018 in New Orleans. Now, four years later, the lovebirds said their ‘I do’s’, and…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the 18th year in a row, people in South Central Kentucky participated in the 400 Mile Sale. People drove up and down Highway 68 to browse different barn sale, yard sale, estate sale, rummage sale or roadside stands. In our area, folks in Warren, Barren and Metcalfe counties registered for the multi-site sales. For almost…
BOWLIN GREEN, Ky. – With these hot temps – what better way to spend the day than at the pool….But a national lifeguard shortage could make that a problem. The Russell Sims Aquatic Center in Bowling Green is just one place experiencing these issues. The park currently has 36 lifeguard positions, but only 25 of them filled. With areas as…
