Author: Meghann Stamps

Studies show Covid links to opioid overdoses and poor mental health

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – New studies show the negative effects Covid has had on people’s mental health, and the way they deal with those emotions.  Interventional Pain Specialists clinical psychologist Dr. Kristen Andrews has treated patients with chronic pain since 2010. She makes it her mission to look at both the physical and mental, emotional struggles that her patients encounter….

Parents speak out at Warren County school board meeting

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Thursday evening at the Warren County school board meeting many parents spoke out about the mask mandates- some for the mandate- but many against it. At Warren County High School, roughly 20 people spoke at the podium about controversial topics… namely masks and critical race theory. While people were divided on support for and against the…

Local tourism on rise after severe Covid-19 revenue losses

  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – According to the annual survey of tourism spending, visitors in Warren County spent around 22 percent less than other years – that was about an 88 million dollar decrease from 2019. Labor income for the industry in Warren County decreased by 15 percent, and visitors to the county generated 23 percent less in state and…

Man shot in Bowling Green, suspect detained

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Police report just after 6 p.m. Wednesday they received a call that someone fired gunshots at 249 Greenwood Lane. When officers arrived at the Greenwood Flats apartment complex, they located one man who was suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot.  Police say the man was transferred to The Medical Center at Bowling…

BGPD orders new police vehicles; national car shortage causes long wait process

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -Tuesday afternoon, Bowling Green Police Chief Michael Delaney went before the board of commissioners who unanimously approved an emergency purchase for police vehicles.  The BGPD fleet division purchased three Dodge Charger Sedans and nine Dodge Durango SUVs from a dealership in Somerset, Kentucky.  The police usually order new vehicles every year, but due to the national car…

Non-Profit creates low-rent facility for small businesses

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tuesday morning, a division of the Housing Authority of Bowling Green celebrated a big milestone by helping out small businesses. The division called the People’s Opportunity Program for Underserved Populations, or POP-UP, celebrated a ribbon-cutting and open house. The nonprofit, POP-UP, helps small businesses, especially minorities, women and low-income business owners, by providing low-interest loans. Tuesday…

Bowling Green Commissioners talk taxes, population and police cars

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green City Commissioners voted Tuesday night to keep the property tax at its current rate, discussed the city’s growth, and decided to buy new police cars. Commissioners voted on first reading to keep real estate property tax rate the same as it was last year – 20.5 cents per $100 of assessed value. The second…

Walk-in clinics see spike in patient numbers – patient wait times grow

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Patients at the Graves Gilbert Clinic in Bowling Green experienced a five-hour wait time this weekend at the walk in clinic, and in the mornings this week, lines of up to 30 people have waited outside the building before its opening time.  Graves Gilbert Clinic Chief Executive Officer Chris Thorn said their walk-in clinic has seen…

Spencer’s Coffee shops vandalized over weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A vandal spray painted Spencer’s Coffee this weekend at both the downtown and bypass locations in the city.  According to one Spencer’s Coffee employee, the person who did this broke the glass door and windows at the coffee shop in the square. At the other coffee shop on the bypass, the person spray painted the drive…

Greenwood Mall Job Fair seeking to fill over 200 open positions now

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southern Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM, partnered with Greenwood Mall to host a three-day-long job fair for local businesses.  28 employers from either Bowling Green or Franklin, Kentucky set up their booths in the mall ready to fill over 200 positions.  Program director for SKY-SHRM Cori Haber said this job fair is so…