Metcalfe County News

Ryan Heacock, 33, leaves the Barren County Courthouse on Friday after appearing in district court to hear charges stemming from his Wednesday arrest at Comfort Inn.

Glasgow police arrested a man and are searching for another suspect after officers arrived to a robbery and fight in progress in an apartment early Friday.

Members of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 20 unveil the new veterans commemorative wall in Beula Nunn Park during a Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday as city councilman Doug Isenberg looks on.

State Senator David Givens made time in his legislative schedule Tuesday evening to read to a group of "tweens," 8- to 12-year-olds, at the local library.

Metcalfe County now has a Kentucky Mesonet station. The station, which is located near Edmonton, recently went online and monitors weather and climate conditions, which can be useful information when determining if severe weather patterns are approaching.

From left, playwrights Liz Bussey Fentress, Sallie Bingham and Nancy Gall-Clayton chat while they sign copies of A'World Premieres from Horse Cave Theatre,A' a collection of 14 plays by Kentucky writers published by Motes Books.

A Barren County teenager accused of shooting his father to death appeared in Barren Circuit Court Monday for a status conference.

The Glasgow City Council plans to discuss an amendment to an ordinance at its meeting Monday that would allow the discharge of firearms at Glasgow Municipal Airport in order to eliminate the problem of turkeys and other animals potentially endangering air travel.

Employees at two locations of an apparel industry in Glasgow were informed Friday morning that they will be losing their jobs next year.

Four Glasgow residents were slightly injured Tuesday when a tractor-trailer collided with their vehicle and sent them into the median of the Louie B. Nunn Parkway in Glasgow.

ACTION: Council members took the following action:approved the minutes of the Oct.

Teenagers often get a bad rap. There are a few in our community who are working to change the cliched perception by doing a good deed for children in need.

Metcalfe Salvation Army needs Bell Ringers The Metcalfe County Service Unit of the Salvation Army needs help with the upcoming Kettle Drive, the only fund raiser the local unit conducts.

Helen Mountjoy resigned as Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Gov.

A civil suit against a fire truck equipment manufacturer and involving a Metcalfe County volunteer fire department is pending in federal court.

Steve Nunn, the former legislator and one-time gubernatorial candidate charged in the shooting death of his former fiancee, has retained a new defense attorney.

A Metcalfe County man recently had the honor of judging one of the top dairy shows in country.

A south-central Kentucky teen charged in the fatal beating of his father with a baseball bat has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Some newly minted junior sheriff's deputies got a first-hand look at how to solve crimes and collect evidence on Friday.

Ever wanted to try something at a restaurant but was a little leery of how it might taste - if it was too spicy or too rich? If so, then don't miss the Taste of Barren County, an event that will allow everyone to get a sampling of what some of Barren County's finest restaurants and eateries have to offer.