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This story originally ran in the June 30 issue of the Community Voice. For your subscription, call 270-384-9454. William Thomas Brown, 61, of Elk Horn, was at his home working on his 2013 Chevrolet Cruze on Friday when the vehicle apparently slipped, pinning Brown underneath. Brown died at the scene.

GLASGOW, Ky. – A pandemic-era trend is still going strong for one local hospital. Travel nurses were a necessary resource throughout the pandemic, and now about 30 travel nurses continue to fill the gap for TJ Samson Hospital. The demand for travel nurses exploded as hospital staff suffered burnout...

MUNFORDVILLE, KY. – What looks like an ancient piece of history in the small town of Munfordville is actually the masterpiece of a local rock collector. It may not be a corn field, but Kentucky Stonehenge is a ‘field of dreams’ created by former Munfordville Mayor Chester Fryer.

GLASGOW — The following property transfers were recorded in Barren County from June 27 – July 1, 2022. 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. June 27, 2022:. Larry T....

Campbellsville Police has been made aware that scammers are calling people advising them that the Campbellsville Police Department will seek a warrant if the person does not send Bitcoin or money to a particular location. No law enforcement agency will contact you by phone requesting money and threaten you with...

BOWLING GREEN — A Barren County physician has been appointed as one of the newest regents at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Melissa B. Dennison, of Lexington, was named alongside Gary L. Broady, of Franklin, to the WKU Board of Regents. Both will serve through June 30, 2028. Dennison, a...

The Columbia-Adair Chamber Of Commerce will have a special meeting day this month: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Noon at Lindsey Wilson College, Cranmer Dining Center. Speakers/Presenters will be The Rogers Scholars who have a presentation to make. We encourage everyone to come!. (Columbia-Adair Chamber Of Commerce)

Campbellsville Police has been made aware that scammers are calling people advising them that the Campbellsville Police Department will seek a warrant if the person does not send Bitcoin or money to a particular location. No law enforcement agency will contact you by phone requesting money and threaten you with...

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) - Tucked in a holler in Finney, Kentucky, grandfather and grandson, Billy and Bodie Janes collect a bountiful harvest in the garden for today’s sale at their stand in Glasgow. “Nobody else is really out there. It’s just me. So everybody leaves me alone and...

When Mario and Raven Rodgers first saw the property at 1199 Wilbur Glass Road, Summer Shade, they knew they had found their home. Mario said that he feels, “this is where I am supposed to be.”. The spacious property includes a beautiful multi-story log home along with a very...

GLASGOW — Richardson Stadium at Gorin Park, home to Glasgow Scottie baseball, was destroyed early Thursday during a fire. The Glasgow Fire Department responded to the fire at 1:45 a.m. Thursday, according to a 911 activity report from Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Communications. The park is closed Thursday, and officials speculate...

If you are one of nature’s own, if you love the starlight of a winter’s evening, the witchery of yellow moonlight on the woodlands, nature will light her magic torch, and Mammoth Onyx Cave will be a fairyland of dreams,” wrote Leon Foster in 1922. Exactly a century ago, Mammoth Onyx Cave in Horse Cave opened for public tours.

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - Glasgow Fire Department and other agencies responded to a fire at Richardson Stadium in Gorin Park early Thursday morning. Glasgow Fire Chief Joey Rock said the initial call came in around 2 a.m. and it took about an hour to stop the fire from spreading. The...

Betty Jean Coomer, age 71, of Edmonton passed away July 05, 2022 at her residence. She was born June 15, 1951 in Adair County to the late Mary Pearl “Sneed” and Ernest Wilson. Betty was married to Billy Coomer, who survives her. She was employed at Sumitomo in Edmonton for 25 years and was a member of Society Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

As inflation pushes up the cost of meat at the grocery store, some Kentucky farmers are keeping their local customers by focusing on quality beef, pork and other protein products. Linda Lewis said prices on beef and pork from her Stoney Creek Farm near Horse Cave have been pretty much...

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record.

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) – A former Kentucky State Police trooper is trading in cuffs for competition. The Cave City native spent the day in New York City for Nathan’s famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. “I had a picture sitting in front of the TV watching...

New Owners Working To Fully Reopen Historic Landmark. Music On The Lawn at the Beaumont Inn is back. The live concert series returns Saturday, July 9, with singer-songwriter Cotter Hill. The concert starts at 6 p.m. The return of live music to the Beaumont is the latest sign that the...