Author: Noah Faerber

Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championship coming to Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Championship is making its way to Diddle Arena soon, with many different schools from around Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama taking part. But what exactly is the SCGC? President Chaz Bledsoe explains: “It’s made up of three divisions: our color guard division, our percussion division, and our winds division. All of…

BGFD holding officer training with firefighters from across region

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Fire Department is hosting officer training, featuring many different firefighters from around the area. 24 members of the Bowling Green Fire Department are being joined by 19 firefighters from around the area, learning leadership skills to help them captain their crews. Firefighters are participating from Paducah, Owensboro, Henderson and even Indiana. Battalion Chief…

WKU’s Mountain Workshop hosting 50 year anniversary celebration

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Photojournalism program at Western Kentucky University is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone. Since 1976, the third week in October has meant one thing for the program: the Mountain Workshop. For the last 50 years, visual storytellers from around the world have made their way to Kentucky to tell the story of one town…

Riverfront Park project still on schedule; crews working on boat ramp

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Riverfront Park project in downtown Bowling Green is now officially under construction. Crews have begun work on a new boat ramp underneath the pedestrian bridge. To make way for the ramp, a portion of the river was partially drained so crews could begin excavation. Once complete, the ramp will give Bowling Green firefighters quicker access…

Allen County’s ‘Up All Night’ hosts candidate meet and greet, auction

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Candidates in the different Allen County elections made their way to the Washington Center in downtown Scottsville Friday for an auction benefitting Up All Night, a group that helps Allen County Scottsville High School seniors have a memorable prom night once they leave. “{We} allow all of the seniors in the class to come back in, stay…

Empty Bowls provides for food pantries in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Saint James United Methodist, Broadway United Methodist, First Christian and State Street Baptist Churches have all come together to host a night to raise money for food pantries in Bowling Green. Empty Bowls offers attendees a chance to purchase a bowl made by local residents, whether from pottery classes with the Warren County Public Library or…

Gra-Tac holds ribbon cutting to celebrate 50th anniversary of service

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A longtime heating and cooling company is celebrating 50 years of service to the community. Gra-Tac was founded in 1976 by John Graff and Charley Tackett. The two originally built air conditioners, before deciding to focus on installing them. Since then, the company has served several counties across the region, including Warren, Simpson and Barren. Now,…

Bowling Green City Commission approves proposal for City Hall renovations

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – During the Bowling Green City Commission meeting on Tuesday, a proposal was approved to begin a massive project on the City Hall campus in downtown Bowling Green. The estimated $30 million project would include a 60,000 square foot building to replace the current Public Works space connected to City Hall, along with the Annex next door…

Hosparus Health holds annual Senior Resource Summit

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Hosparus Health hosted its annual Senior Resource Summit on Tuesday afternoon, looking to show the community resources that are available. A variety of those resources were on hand, from assisted living centers to the many health care organizations in South Central Kentucky. Hosparus Health staff brought together these groups to not only raise awareness about services,…