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Barren County Indictments from July 17, 2024 Session
An indictment is an accusation only and a person is considered innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY- 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT- BARREN CIRCUIT COURT. VICTORIA M WOLFORD. 809 Lee School Road. Sonora, Kentucky 42776. (COUNTS 1, 2, & 3) –AND– MARK A KILLIAM.
Glasgow purchases 19.5 acres from FRECC
With a unanimous vote on Monday evening, the Glasgow Common Council agreed to the city’s purchase of 19.5 acres along Veterans Outer Loop and, to a much lesser extent, New Bowling Green Road (U.S. 68-Ky. 80), with access points already established to both. The property has belonged since 1997...
Parking map released for free summer concert in Glasgow
GLASOGOW, Ky. – This Friday, the very last free summer concert in Glasgow of the season is set to kick off. However, there are a few changes to the traffic flow of the area that you may want to know about. Above is a parking and event map for...
911 Governing Board shifts funds as fee collection dwindles; makes progress in years long agreement revisions
With a combined population of over 50,000 residents, Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Communications is bustling with activity night and day. Through the deluge of calls, coordinating and crises it’s understandable that a cornerstone to the center is often forgotten about, as it comes in the form of ledgers and bureaucracy. The...
Entertain Glasgow’s Summer Concert series continues with Bid Daddy Weave and Meredith Andrews at Friday’s concert
In its series of free Summer concerts, Entertain Glasgow is bringing another strong lineup to the area with two big names gracing the stage on Friday, July 26th. The concert will be held at Beaver Creek Park, with gates opening at 5 p.m. with a variety of food trucks, as well as inflatables for families, ensuring a lively evening for all ages.
Proposed ordinance to limit the number of council members’ terms fails
An ordinance that would have limited the members of Glasgow’s legislative body to four terms, or a total eight years, consecutively in the position was defeated Monday after the only person who voted in favor of it was the one who asked for it to be drafted. City Attorney...
Throwback Thursday: Kentucky’s state fossil, the brachiopod
Many of the things you learn in elementary school are all the “state” things, like the state bird, state flower, or state tree. Thanks to our friends at Dinosaur World in Cave City just north of Bowling Green, we recently learned something new about something ancient. Kentucky has a state fossil: the brachiopod. Doing some digging, here’s the story.
City approves FY 24-25 Budget
Editor’s Note: This article was printed in the Barren County Progress on July 10, 2024. Edits have been made in this online publication to reflect that the Cave City Cemetery Funds are specifically designated for the cemetery and for no other purposes. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
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