Rondal L. Brooks, age 84 of Park City, KY, departed this life on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Hospice House in Bowling Green. The Barren County native was born on September 11, 1940, to the late Robert and May Foster Brooks. He was married to his best friend and soul mate, Maxine "Mac" Hogan Brooks, until th...

PRESS RELEASE Glasgow News 1 Glasgow and Barren County schools are among the 34 districts that are participating in the 2025 Summer Boost: Reading and Mathematics Program. The Summer Boost program, which is a a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education's Office of Teaching and Learning and the Summer Foo...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Hunter Vann entered a guilty plea on Monday, May 5, in Simpson County Circuit Court. Vann appeared in-person with his attorney and Barren County native Kyle Bunnell, and pleaded guilty to both his charges of third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (first offense) and crimin...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Fiscal Court magistrates are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on May 6 and have a second reading of the solar farm ordinance, approve the appointment of an emergency management volunteer deputy director and approve an invoice from Team First Sports. On April 29, the seven...

STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 Welch Packaging Group has acquired JaMar Packaging of West Chicago, Ill. This acquisition adds to the recent string of additions by Welch. The family-owned and operated manufacturer of custom corrugated products bought Glasgow businesses SOKY Pack and Pallet in January of 2025, and AtCorr Pa...

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Effective June 27, Barren County's Little Learners will close all of its locations, according to district communications officer Heather Gardner. Gardner said state requirements made the all-day childcare provider "not financially viable." Barren County Schools Director of N...

Dottye Sue Lyle, 78, of Scottsville, KY passed away Friday, May 2, 2025 at Hospice House in Bowling Green. The Hendersonville, TN native was a former instructional assistant for Allen County-Scottsville High School, a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church and Scottsville Chapter #60 Order of Eastern Star. She ...

Pamela and Ronald Hayes of Caneyville, KY, passed away Friday, (May 2, 2025) in Bowling Green, KY as a result of an automobile accident. Pamela was born on September 14, 1962, the daughter of the late Louis and Joyce Mudd. Ronald was born on September 27, 1964 to his mother, Alice Lacefield and his late father, James H...

By GAGE WILSON for Glasgow News 1 Park City commissioners will convene for their regular meeting on Monday, May 5 at 6 p.m. inside the city hall conference room at 41 Mammoth Avenue. They are expected to have the first reading of the proposed 2025-26 city budget and corresponding budget letter. Also under new business ...

The following property transfers were recorded at the Barren County Clerk's Office from April 28, 2025 to May 2, 2025. Tax information is not reported when money is not exchanged. Such instances include foreclosures, master commissioner deeds, divorce settlements, and transfers made within a family. April 28, 2025 Ser...