GLASGOW, Ky. – Anthony Janes has been named Director of Pupil Personnel for Barren County Schools. Janes will oversee attendance initiatives, collaborate with schools and families to address barriers to student success, and ensure compliance with state and district policies related to student enrollment and engagement. Janes has 23 years of experience in education and has served as Director/Principal at…
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General issued a recall of coffee sold in its stores due to the potential presence of glass. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website, Dollar General is recalling three lots of eight-ounce Clover Valley® Instant Coffee after a customer notified Dollar General employees The lot was sold between July 9 and July 21…
ELKTON, Ky. – The Elkton Police Department is investigating a string of vehicle break-ins. According to a social media post, EPD says it responded to several complaints about vehicles being broken into on Tuesday morning. The department says it is aware of approximately 20 vehicles that were unlawfully entered on East Main Street, Washington Street, Perry Street, Streets Avenue, Duke…
Visitors watch as a bat biologist examines a bat captured in a mist net outside of the Historic Entrance to Mammoth Cave. Photo source Mammoth Cave National ParkMAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – A yearly tradition is returning to Mammoth Cave National Park. MCNP’s Annual Bat Day event will take place on Saturday, August 30, from 10 am to 9 pm. The…
Photo Credit: WKU AthleticsBOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Football offensive lineman Marshall Jackson has been named a G5 Preseason All-American by HERO Sports, the publication announced Wednesday. Jackson received Third Team Offense recognition, and he was one of just eight representatives from Conference USA on the HERO Sports G5 Preseason All-American Teams. The Brandenburg, Kentucky, native has already been named…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A beloved Leitchfield department store employee was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Friday. Grayson County Sheriff Norm Chaffins says his office responded to the 3700 block of Shrewsbury Road to an injury accident with entrapment at approximately 7:13 am. GCSO’s investigation shows Mary E. Haynes, 59, of Leitchfield, was driving a SUV northbound on Shrewsbury Road…
UPDATE (August 13, 2025 10 am): New details have emerged in the disappearance and death of Jayden Spicer. According to a uniform citation, Spicer’s mother, Felicia Gross, told police Spicer went missing the night of August 5 into the morning of August 6. Police say Gross confessed to providing Spicer a sleeping medication on August 12 at the Jackson Police…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Flags will be flown half-staff Thursday to honor a Kentucky Soldier killed in the Korean War. Governor Andy Beshear is ordering all flags at state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday to honor U.S. Army Pfc.Rodger E. Fields, of Busy, who died in combat during the Korean War. Fields’ remains were…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The finalists in the 2025 “I Voted” Sticker Contest have been released. Secretary of State Michael Adams unveiled the finalists on Wednesday morning. “By offering designs for our ‘I Voted’ sticker, Kentucky students have done their part to promote voting,” said Adams. “Now, it is up to Kentuckians of all ages to determine the winner.” Sec. Adams…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Municipal Utilities (BGMU) named Alison Sexton its new Chief Financial Officer on Wednesday. Sexton will assume the role on September 1, succeeding CFO Holly Vaughn, who is retiring. Sexton’s BGMU career began in 2003. She has served as Controller since December 2019. For more information on BGMU, visit www.bgmu.com.
