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Gas leak closes West Main
Line ruptured on Leslie Ave.
GLASGOW — A gas leak Thursday evening left parts of West Main Street closed to traffic and resulted in the evacuation of several businesses, officials with the Glasgow Fire Department said.
Road construction crews ruptured a gas line on Leslie Avenue with a track hole sometime around 5:30 p.m. Roads were closed and a few businesses in the area were evacuated just as a precaution until the gas main could be shut off and the air quality monitored, authorities said. Several other streets near the proximity of West Main Street were also closed to traffic.
“There was really no danger,” Assistant Fire Chief John Eudy said. Emergency crews remained on the scene until around 11 p.m.
Man arrested for growing marijuana
A Russell County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with growing marijuana after the Kentucky State Police Strike Force Team discovered a large amount of marijuana growing beside a residence in the Eli community in Russell County.
Danny Coffey, 58, was charged with cultivating marijuana over five plants and trafficking in marijuana over five pounds. Authorities seized 170 marijuana plants and approximately 40 pounds of processed marijuana in the raid.
Coffey was taken into custody and lodged in the Russell County Jail.
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Spring cleaning begins
Local civic, religious and nonprofit organizations can spring into action next week and clean up, possibly winning a monetary award from the state in the process.
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Man arrested for police chase
A Glasgow man was arrested on felony charges of fleeing and evading after a police chase early Friday morning.
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New jail bond rates lower than expected
Bonds for the new Barren County Corrections Center were sold Thursday at a lower rate than expected, according to Judge-Executive Davie Greer.
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GFD responds to industry blaze
The Glasgow Fire Department was called to a fire at Ply-Tech Corporation shortly after noon Wednesday.
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Man killed in collision
A Summer Shade man was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Veterans Outer Loop near Tractor Supply Co.
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Walden case moved to Wayne County
The trial of a Tompkinsville man accused in the murder of two people was moved Wednesday to Wayne County on a request by his lawyers.
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Who needs a fishing license — and why they are required
The Corps started holding water at Barren Monday and as of Wednesday morning the level stood at 531 and rising slowly.
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Food drive to help United Way
The United Way of Southern Kentucky is asking for donations at local grocery stores this Friday and Saturday.
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Alleged child sex abusers arraigned in Hart County
A Hart County babysitter, several of her family members and two other men were arraigned Tuesday in Hart Circuit Court on additional charges in connection with a sex abuse case.
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Money requested for more ballfields
A push was made at Tuesday’s Barren County Fiscal Court regular meeting to come up with the funding to build two other fields at Jackie Browning Park for the good of the county.
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