Smiths Grove News

The audio file of Barren County Jailer Leland Cox's conversation with Kentucky State Police is now available online.

ACTION: Commissioners met in special-called session and took the following action: approved on first reading an ordinance amending the city's 2008-09 budget; approved on first reading an ordinance adopting the city's 2009-10 budget; approved on first reading an ordinance regarding mayor's compensation.

A fire in a wagon next to an apartment building at 415 West Washington on Monday afternoon caused approximately $3,000 in damage to the property.

The Metcalfe County School District was one of several recently to receive a United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc.

Summer Shade Elementary will soon have a new principal. Ron Hurley, who has been principal of the school for three years, will remain with the Metcalfe County School District, but will be in charge of several district programs during the 2009-10 school year, including director of the 21st Century Community Learning Center, preschool and ...

Three buildings on the south side of Glasgow's public square have a new owner. Gary Carroll, who owns and operates Hall Place on South Green Street, bought the three properties at 100, 102 and 110 South Public Square during an absolute auction Saturday morning for $2,000. After almost an hour of auctioneering by Mark D. Thompson of Bailey & Grissom ...

A Glasgow man appeared before District Judge John Alexander on Monday afternoon on more than 70 sexual abuse charges involving a minor.

A wreck injured at least one female on U.S. 68/Ky. 80 near mile marker three in the Bon Ayr community around 10 a.m. Thursday.

For the first time, the American Red Cross and the community of Smiths Grove have teamed up to give blood.

Its a celebration of all things antiques and garden-related in Smiths Grove. The Garden Patch held its annual Garden Glory Days festival Saturday.

Amanda Harlow, with Safe Kids of Barren County, adjusts the parachute canvas at station B before the Longest Day of Play event at Gorin Park Thursday morning.

An order asking for the deposition of a witness in a double homicide case was granted Wednesday in Monroe Circuit Court.

Candy Wethington was in charge of our devotional last week. Her theme, "One makes all the difference in the world." She based her devotional on Romans 12:11. Beverly White is in charge of this week's devotional.

"I went into the kitchen to eat and looked out the window, and it was just so green, big things flying through the air," Martha Cassidy recalls.

A local long-time judge has been named a Distinguished Citizen. Former Barren Circuit Judge Ben Dickinson was awarded the Distinguished Citizen Award through the Boy Scouts a few weeks ago.

The public hearings originally called for Horse Cave Mayor Odell Martin were cancelled in favor of holding a mediated meeting June 22.

Dr. Craig Tyree, radiation oncologist, and Curtis Baker, physicist with Commonwealth Health, stand in front of the new Trilogy linear accelerator at the Barren River Regional Cancer Center, which will be ready for patient treatments this week.

An amusing story and some political musings. Some stories are just too good to be true.

The executive director of the Family Foundation said Thursday the group will challenge the constitutionality of any legislation authorizing video lottery terminals at horse tracks if passed by the General Assembly.

Glasgow Police were searching for a man Thursday who had entered Towne & Country Drugs on E. Main Street demanding pills.