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BLDG of Cave City is thrilled to announce a new $1,000 scholarship available to Caverna High School Seniors. Heather Streible, President of BLDG of Cave City, said the opportunity for the BLDG of Cave City Scholarship Program is “dedicated to supporting students in their journey towards higher education while empowering them to make a positive…

Mayor Royse and Tax Admin. Hurt endorse and explain the increase. By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor/Barren County Progress   Occupational Tax Administrator Nick Hurt shared details on a podcast recently on tax premium fee increases he proposed in the Glasgow City Council meeting in late February that he “hopes” will bring in an additional $200,000 in revenue. No…

By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor/Barren County Progress Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse broke the  4-4 vote in Monday’s Glasgow City Council meeting. A divide that hadn’t been seen for more than a year but results mirroring the division Glasgow experienced in the prior three administrations as well. A division not seen in over a year but…

By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor/Barren County Progress   A woman who purchased four cemetery plots in the Cave City Cemetery is speaking out after discovering a woman was buried in one of them without her knowledge. Deborah Sanders says that in 1987 she purchased four plots in the cemetery, one of which her son was…

By Allyson Dix, Barren County Progress Managing Editor For 33 years, Superintendent Bo Matthews has served in various roles in the Barren County Schools. On Thursday, Feb. 8, Matthews announced his upcoming retirement at the regular school board meeting. He has served as the Barren County Superintendent for the last 13 years. His retirement will…

By Allyson Dix   An open house was held on Sunday, Feb. 4, for the unveiling of the new construction at South Green Elementary where many gathered including former and current staff of the school and parents with students enrolled there. Following a short presentation with comments, everyone was welcome to explore the new portion…

By Allyson Dix, Barren County Progress Managing Editor Defense presents machine report discrepancies in Logsdon murder case ahead of adversarial bond hearing. On Monday, February 5, John Olash, defense attorney for Leighanne Bennett, presented documents he received on Friday indicating the timestamps on Michael Logsdon’s BiPAP machine at the time of his death were not the…