BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Emma Cox has been creating art since she was a child, and this season, she got a big break with a project for Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius. The Western Kentucky University freshman had designed several hats for Bowling Green’s local Derby fashion pop-up shop, Prim and Brim, when Miss Kentucky’s mother reached out to her directly…
Image credit: The Koin GroupBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – 3503 Nashville Road will soon be the site of a mixed-use development that hopes to fill community needs, specifically in South Warren County. Andy Shultz, founder and CEO of the Koin Group, said in an interview that the 26-acre property will be home to the “lookout building,” which will be a 41,000-square-foot…
GLASGOW, Ky. – The Barren County School District says it will never end farm-to-school programs, but the lack of funding does hurt its pockets. Federal cuts to the United States Agriculture Department have caused the shutdown of the funding programs that allow schools to purchase local farm food. State agriculture departments applied for grants from the USDA, which then distributed…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Progress is being made toward building the new sheriff’s office in Warren County. Warren County judge-executive Doug Gorman said pre-bid meetings started recently and will open up the official bidding process next week followed by construction starting the first week of June. The new office will be located at Sugar Maple Square off of Kentucky 185,…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Recently, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was approved $465,584 to replace around part of their fleet to keep up with department needs. With Warren County being 564 square miles and over 700 road miles, the WCSO racks up a lot of travel on their patrol units and needs to be upgraded about every five years. This…
GLASGOW, Ky. – April 24, 2025 was the start of a new chapter for medical services in Barren County, offering support to thousands of residents. The Med Center in Bowling Green reports 35,000 visits from Barren County and Glasgow for outpatient services just last year, meaning that this new 22,000 square foot facility with dozens of exam rooms and family…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – He’s had perfect attendance for 65 years and just got a big fireworks show named after him. The legendary Thunderfest will now be named the Hayward Minton Thunderfest after first event chairman and longest-standing member Hayward Minton. Minton joined the club when he was 38 years old, and now he is celebrating his 103rd birthday. The…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky held an expungement clinic today, which they call the “erase program”. All over the Commonwealth, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky provides these second-chance opportunities to the public, and today was another chance for them to help give people another chance. “Expungement can reopen doors for people…” said Miranda Montgomery, a re-entry program manager…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – At CASCO in Morgantown, the company is having its second annual “We Care Week” to establish itself deeper in the community and give back. Throughout the week, CASCO will be taking donations to various non-profits and inviting the community to come out for a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 23 from…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Saturday, April 19th will be the last time Mary Jane’s Chocolates opens its doors to the public. After 15 years of operation and serving all kinds of customers from all over, the career chocolatiers are hanging up their smocks, for now. Gary Meszaros, co-owner of Mary Jane’s, said he and his wife Mary Jane Meszaros have…
