June 2013
Barren County Progress
6-6-2013 – New Glasgow Police Department headquarters opened at 100 S. Broadway with a ribbon cutting.
Cave City’s iconic Wigwam Village could see restoration. Larry Mestil is undertaking the project.
Cedar Cliff Baptist Church sponsored a homecoming celebration for the Old Cedar Cliff School, located north of Horse Cave.
The Southern Kentucky Starz, a local AAU girls basketball team are the champions of the Music City Shootout in LaVergne, Tennessee.
Jordan Gardner was the 2013 winner of the Bobby Driver Memorial Scholarship.
Follis Invitational Golf Tournament winners are Kent Bulle, Bryan Baysinger and Jim Berry.
6-13-2013 – Glasgow City Council passes new budget on first ready. New council members balk at lack of cuts and unbalanced budget.
Park City Holds community Festival last weekend.
Barren County Ag Festival is set for June 22.
Cave City Council agrees to install speed bumps and passes first reading of $1.2 million budget.
Caverna Lady Colonel MVP Award went to Reagan Kingrey with .410 batting average, 7 homerooms, 8 doubles19 rbis, 15 stolen bases and a 3.05 era.
6-20-2013 – Feature article on ReStore in Glasgow helping Habitat for Humanity. Melissa Smith is the manager.
Caverna High School Class of 1988 will be celebrating their 25th class reunion July 13 at Mammoth Cave Hotel Rotunda.
Velma Martin Bush will celebrate her 90th birthday June 23 at the South Central Bank Operations Center.
Glasgow Scotties 12U win “The Battle on the Hill” tournament in Edmonton. In the Championship game against Allen County, the Scotties went five innings without scoring until Tanner Bowles hit a walk-off 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 6th inning to give the Scotties the win.
Meghan Edwards, Barren County, is participating in the Kentucky Agricultural Leadership Program.
6-27-2013 – Glasgow Building Inspector David Honeycutt retires after 21 years of service to the City of Glasgow.
Local Nurses are honored at the 32nd Annual Kentucky Nurse Recognition Banquet – Faye Houchens, Twona Wilson, April Bryant, Ashley Blythe, Amy Geary and Brenda Jewell.
“Toppers on Tour” stops off in Glasgow with WKU President Gary Ransdell, Bobby Petrino, Ray Harper and Michelle Clark-Heard.
Caverna Athletic Director Nick Stephens retires after 24 year career in Colonel Sports.
Bonnie Richie retires from Farmers RECC after 30 years of service.
