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200 Years and Counting
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Reporter Did you know that Edmonson County will be celebrating 200 years this year? The Edmonson County Historical Society along with the Judge Executives office will kick off the year long celebrations on Jan 18 from 1:00-3:00pm at the community center. Come celebrate the birth of our county with…
Read MoreBroken Promises
BROKEN PROMISES: Gaunce has spent money earmarked for Cave City, has the town locked out of additional grants and sitting on an $80K deteriorating property for 3.5 years. By Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher/Barren County Progress The Glasgow Boys & Girls Club management team of Patrick Gaunce has promised Cave City they would be getting…
Read MoreAG Coleman Supports Openness; Gaunce’s Charities are in Violation
By Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher/JPI The Office of Kentucky Attorney General (OAG) has responded to opinion requests by the legal counsel for Glasgow City Councilman Patrick Gaunce. Gaunce believes since his local charities are no longer in partnership with the Barren County School’s afterschool program, Beyond the Bell, that Bridge KY shouldn’t have to disclose where they spent…
Read MoreGaunce Lawyers Up; Asks AG for help
Asks AG for help in blocking transparency of Bridge KY and the Boys and Girls Club’s use of >$4.75M in tax dollars By Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher In January of 2023, Barren County Schools (BCS) determined a local non-profit created and managed by Patrick Gaunce had over-billed the school system by $154,000 and had not…
Read MoreWWII Veteran Honored 57 Years After His Death
By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor/Barren County Progress A military honors ceremony was held for Walter Emmitt Pickett on August 3, nearly 57 years after his death on October 11, 1967. Few details are known about Pickett at this time, who was born in Glasgow on April 23, 1922. He was an Army veteran of World…
Read MoreContract Terminated & Unpaid City Taxes
Staff Report Bridge KY and Barren County Schools (BCS) ended their six-year relationship on July 1, 2024, in which over $3.2M of payroll funding passed through the nonprofit to avoid overtime and pension costs for after school classified employees. In that time period, the arrangement resulted in a $154,000 over-billing of BCS, who was funding…
Read MoreRBG Divides Community
By Allyson Dix, BCP Managing Editor Local spokespersons on behalf of Refuge Bowling Green have doubled down in misinformation or opted to ignore requests for information, county denies support, city won’t talk about it, and citizens continue pursuing transparency. “Sunshine is the best disinfectant,” David Dickerson said in a recent town hall meeting. “Transparency of…
Read MoreRefugee Resettlement
By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor/Barren County Progress Following a majority vote to amend the city council’s June 24 meeting agenda, the council heard comments from those associated with the future resettlement of refugees in the community in front of a packed council chamber including attendees standing along the back walls, many of whom left after…
Read MoreSchool Overbilled $154K
Staff Report A change of accounting firms identified local charity Bridge KY collected overpayments totaling $154,666.80 from Barren County Schools going unnoticed for three years. This was revealed when Taylor, Polson & Company CPAs, PSC became Bridge’s new choice in their payroll processing role for the county afterschool program, Barren Beyond the Bell (BBB). Barren…
Read MoreGlasgow City Council Violates Open Meeting Laws Regarding Cannabis Discussion
Glasgow City Council attempts to circumvent the Open Meeting Act to keep meetings secret. By Jeff Jobe Community Publisher Barren County cities must decide whether medical cannabis businesses can operate in their jurisdictions. While Cave City and Park City involved the media and general public, Glasgow chose to discuss in private, non-public meetings. …
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