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IN MINUTES: Barren County Fiscal Court
GLASGOW — ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Park City Christmas Parade will be Dec. 6 at 10 a.m., the Glasgow Christmas Parade will be Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. and the Cave City Christmas Parade will be Dec.13 at 5 p.m. The County Christmas Luncheon will be Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glasgow Country Club. The Salvation Army Bell Ringing will be Dec. 11 at Kmart. The Sitel meeting scheduled for Dec. 11 has been canceled.
REPORTS: Barren County Deputy Matt Mutter reported that as of Dec. 2, the jail is housing 129 inmates. Of those, 52 are county inmates and 67 are state inmates. Mutter also said that 30 of those 67 were inmates with Barren County charges, but were classified as state inmates. Keith Sharp with JKS Architects, along with several members of the community addressed the court regarding their thoughts on the Barren County Correctional Center.
ACTIONS: The court approved the payment of claims as submitted, a transfer of funds, appointments of Jim Landis and Wade Barton to the Barren County Extension Districts Council, approved the first reading of Ordinance 477 relating to Budget Amendment 3, which increases the receipts of the general fund by $17,330.88 and the road fund by $87,610.30 and adopted a resolution from the Community Development Block Grant to the Liberty District-Ralph Bunche Center for the rehabilitation of a resource and activity center building. The court also approved to purchase a motor grader for $80,890 from Diamond Equipment including a trade-in of an old motor grader worth $30,000.
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25 years of showing the way
Hungry and nostalgic for one of those increasingly rare home-cooked, made-from-scratch meals? If so, take a drive north of Glasgow on U.S. 31E to Griderville sometime soon and turn right at the caution light by the “castle tower” onto Ky. 70.
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Sheriff tries social networking to fight societal blight — meth
The Barren County Sheriff’s Office is trying something new to fight the methamphetamine problem in the county.
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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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