The Jackson County Emergency Service has received the bids it needs to move forward with remounting its oldest ambulance. Public Information Officer Derek Woolbright said that of the two bids they got one came in significantly lower at $180,000. Woolbright said remounting is a normal part of ambulance maintenance that has to be done as their vehicles wear down.

On Oct. 28 Kentucky had its first-ever lottery for medical cannabis cultivator and processor. Of the 26 that were awarded, two of them were given to Barren County companies. KSYKAPP and AJ Alchemy were the two Barren County businesses selected in the lottery. KSYKAPP won a license of a tier III cultivator — meaning they are responsible for “planting, raising, harvesting, trimming and curing” the raw plant material — and AJ Alchemy received a processor license that handles the actual processing and packaging of the material.

TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) — On Monday morning, the Monroe County School Board received the largest grant in the district’s history, totaling $969,331. The grant will be used to improve technology and distance learning resources. The funds will cover the purchase of new laptops for students, new touch panels...

A state grant will help Clay County convert the Pea Ridge green box site to a full convenience center. Sanitation Director Meghan Deckard said the site has multiple eight-yard dumpsters that will be replaced with a roll-off dumpster. Deckard said they will also use the $98,000 grant to add a compactor to the site that can hold five to six tons of waste.

Paul Lewis Bruton II entered a plea of not guilty on charges of torturing a dog. He was arrested by the Glasgow Police Department on Sept. 9. Bruton was indicted by a Barren County grand jury on Oct. 16 with a cash bond of $5,000 on charges of torturing a dog when he, according to the police citation, took a military knife and stabbed the family dog.

Clay County Basketball Coach Rob Edwards said there is not a whole lot of pre-season preparation his team can do since all but four players are playing football. And playing well. The Bulldogs are 7-2. Edwards said he hopes the team can make a good playoff run with no injuries. He said the work he is getting with his four non-football players has been great, but noted there is only so much he can do with the majority of his team missing.

CELINA-City officials have widely circulated their intentions to stop egging here this week by advertising their no-tolerance policy for Halloween throughout the month of October. “With egging getting out of control in the past, City of Celina officials are taking a no tolerance approach this year and will arrest offenders,”...

Clay County to honor eight on Senior Night prior to title game with Gordonsville. CELINA-A year ago on Turney Ford Field in Gordonsville, Clay County missed out on their second-straight Region 4-A Championship by the slimmest of margins, as the Dawgs fell to the Tigers 42-41 in double overtime. Friday...

The Arrive Alive Tour is coming to Barren County High School on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 for a two-day event “dedicated to combating impaired and distracted driving…using the nation’s only marijuana driving simulator.”. The high-tech simulator allows participants to experience driving under the influence of alcohol,...

The Gordonsville Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Clay County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gordonsville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. Last Friday, Gordonsville came up short against Bledsoe County and...

The Macon County Tigers made short work of Watertown at the last home game of the 2024 football season. It was also senior night for the Class of 2025. In a ceremony before the game senior band members, cheerleaders, and football personnel were recognized along with their parents. Members of the Class of 2025 include: Axel Arnold, Gabe Borders, Zach Borders, James Clark, Dillon Crutchfield, Levi Edgmon, Braylon Flowers, Brody Frye, Luke Gammon, Aiden Gregory, Hunter Griggs, Kelan Hire, Kallie Jackson, Bella Jenkins, Killian Jetton, Caden Kaiser, Isaac McClard, Trinity Nash, Angie Perez, Dakota Ridgeway, Reese Runyon, Calvin Santes, Corbin Stephens, Veronica Vaughn, Ethan West, Kelby Wheeler, and Ty Young. Congratulations to all these young men and women.

IMPRESSIVE RUN-The Clay County Cross Country team coached by Jermaine McElvain had a good meet at York Institute last week and is set to run in the Region Meet this week. In Jamestown, the girls team placed second overall, and was paced by Chloe Peck (13th) and Mia Ledbetter (16th), who both placed. Boys runner Ethan Barnes (16th) also placed and finished 13th earlier this month at the Crossville Invitational. Like Peck and Ledbetter did at York, Bulldog runners Isabella Cain, Hydi Owens, Clara Cain, Lakin Raines, Exavier Allen, and Jacob Webb have also set new personal records in recent competition. (Facebook.com/cchsdawgs photo)

With its approval Monday evening by the Glasgow Common Council, all of the parties involved have now adopted an updated interlocal agreement regarding the operations and funding of 911 emergency telecommunications in Barren and Metcalfe counties. That approval didn’t come without considerable questioning and discussion, though. Technically, the term...

People will begin to see their Barren County tax bill in their mailboxes by the end of this week, according to Barren County Sheriff Kent Keen, who said roughly 25,000 will be sent from Lexington beginning on Oct. 30. On Oct. 29 the six magistrates present, along with Barren County...

Attendance was light at the Young Professionals of Barren County meet-and-greet and Q&A event for Glasgow council candidates Tuesday evening, other than the members of the YPBC planning, the candidates and a few of their family members, and media representatives. A dozen of the 17 candidates for Glasgow’s city council,...

CLAY COUNTY-The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has announced the local sanitation department here will receive part of $1.3 million in grants for solid waste management convenience centers and used automotive oil collection. Clay County was awarded a $98,351 convenience center grant for “fencing, concrete slab, 40-yard compactor,...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Med Center Health will be using a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to add technology to their rural hospitals in Albany, Franklin, Coverna and Scottsville. The upgrades to their Telehealth offerings will allow patients in those smaller communities to consult with specialists...

The DCHS Cross Country team traveled to Macon County High School yesterday, October 29th, to compete in their D1 A-AA Regional Championship race. The top 4 teams automatically qualify to States along with the next top 5 individuals (not on a qualifying team). Sophomore, Ben Driver, was amongst the top 5 individuals that punched their ticket to the TSSAA State Championship meet that will be held November 7th at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville. He finished 16th overall in a field of 111 runners with a personal best of 18:56 for the hilly 5K course.

Red Boiling Springs hasn't had much luck against Jo Byrns recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Jo Byrns Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.