Author: Morgan Hoover

Bowling Green manufacturing plant announces multi-million dollar expansion

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Georgia-Pacific announces the completion of a $100 million expansion at its  Dixie manufacturing facility in Bowling Green. According to a release, the 18-month project included a new printer, additional plate-forming presses and a new 80,000-square-foot operations building. This expansion is designed to help meet growing demand and the investment resulted in the creation of more than…

Gov. Beshear announces over 1,700 new COVID cases Monday

Governor Andy Beshear announced during his daily press briefing on Monday that Kentucky had 1,745 new positive cases of COVID-19. The commonwealth has now had 122,567 cases since the start of the pandemic in March. Of that, 11,109 have recovered. There is a 7.49% positivity rate in Kentucky, as of Monday, and 2,248,085 tests have been administered since March. Gov….

Thursday update: Coronavirus numbers in south central Kentucky

Governor Beshear announced a high number of new positive cases Thursday. There are 2,318 new positive cases, bringing the states total now to 115,277. The state’s positivity rate is 6.5%. 20 more kentuckians have died from the virus Thursday, that brings the total number of lives lost in Kentucky to 1,534. The Barren River District Health Department reports that Warren…

Wednesday update: Coronavirus numbers in south central Kentucky

Governor Beshear announced 1,635 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. This brings the states total now to 113,009 Kentucky’s positivity rate is still rising, on Wednesday it reaches 6.3%. 11 more Kentuckians have died from the virus Wednesday. That brings the total number of lives lost in Kentucky to 1,514. The Barren River District Health Department resumed releasing the…

Gov. Beshear announces largest Monday for new COVID cases; plus recommends guidelines for Red Zones

Governor Beshear announced the highest Monday on record with 1,032 new positive cases.The states total is now to 109,670 Kentucky’s positivity rate continues to rise. Monday the rate is 6.25%. Three more Kentuckians died from the virus Monday. The total number of lives lost in Kentucky is 1,492. The Barren River District Health Department has not released the latest local…

Friday update: Coronavirus numbers in south central Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Another high number of cases reported Friday. 1,941 new cases are in the commonwealth, bringing the states total now to 105,242. The state’s positivity rate continues to rise on Friday, the rate is at 6.19%. Fifteen more Kentuckians have died from the virus Friday, that brings the total number of lives lost in Kentucky to 1,476….

Thursday update: Coronavirus numbers in south central Kentucky

Governor Andy Beshear announced during his daily press briefing Thursday afternoon that there have been 1,821 newly reported cases. The state’s total is now at 103,305. Kentucky’s positivity rate still sits near 6% with 6.04% Nineteen more Kentuckians have died from the virus Thursday, that brings the total number of lives lost in Kentucky to 1,461. The Barren River District…

Local Superintendents push for more funding ahead of legislative session

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Wednesday morning, school superintendents in the the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative held a virtual press conference to lay out some of their legislative and advocacy priorities.  Superintendents from schools across the region were in attendance and are asking lawmakers to increase school funding. Warren County Public Schools Superintendent, Rob Clayton, stated that public school funding…

Kentucky Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 cases

The commonwealth has officially surpassed 100,000 cases of COVID-19. Governor Beshear announced during his daily press briefings Wednesday afternoon that there have been 1,864 newly reported cases. The state’s total is now at 101,494. The state’s positivity rate continues to rise. On Wednesday the rate is at 6.07% 14 more Kentuckians have died from the virus Wednesday. That brings the…

Bowling Green Man accused of trafficking in heroin and fentanyl

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is arrested with trafficking in heroin and fentanyl into the Bowling Green area. The Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, with assistance from Kentucky State Police, arrested Kendall Scott, 26, Wednesday afternoon at I-165 and Russellville Road. The arrest followed a short-term investigation with three covert drug purchases and surveillance. Scott was…