🌱 How could the Glendale battery shake-up affect Barren County jobs?
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In today's newsletter:
- How could the Glendale battery shake-up affect Barren County jobs?
- How will a former Trojanette shape Barren County volleyball’s next chapter?
- Glasgow community mourns the passing of Jerry Franklin Vowell
Also on today's calendar: Black Stone Cherry.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 47 and low of 37 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 45.
- Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, with a high of 59 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BlueOval remains Barren Inc member despite partnership split (wcluradio.com) — Residents in Glasgow and Barren County could feel economic ripples from uncertainty surrounding Ford’s BlueOval battery plants in Glendale after partner SK On ended their joint venture. Local leaders note the factories’ 5,000 planned jobs and potential supplier spillover could still bring new residents and businesses into Barren County, even as one plant remains indefinitely paused. 
• Barren County High School names Carlie Stephens as new head volleyball coach - WNKY News 40 Television (wnky.com) — Barren County High School in Glasgow has named alumna and former assistant coach Carlie Stephens as the new head coach of the Trojanette volleyball program, succeeding longtime coach Robin McMurtrey. School leaders praise her deep ties to the team and expect continuity and growth for local student‑athletes under her leadership.
• Jerry Franklin Vowell (jpinews.com) — Glasgow is mourning the passing of 70-year-old Jerry Franklin Vowell, who died in the city on December 11, 2025. A retired truck driver and former rodeo rider, he is remembered as a devoted husband, brother, and friend whose close-knit family and friendships in Glasgow and beyond will carry on his legacy; cremation was entrusted to A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home.
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203 Broadway St , Cave City
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND!!!!
Hey I live on Hollow Rd near (ish) to Lick Branch. Our tortie Freyja ran out of the house today. She’s really scared so PLEASE do not chase her. (Nextdoor Burkesville Rd)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in Glasgow. Apply here.
- ABM Industries posted a job opening for Cleaner in Glasgow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glasgow here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bowling Green
- AKFA Aluminum Solutions to establish first U.S. manufacturing facility in Bowling Green (wbko.com)
- Wanted Bowling Green man apprehended, charged with trafficking fentanyl - WNKY News 40 Television (wnky.com)
- BGHS celebrates cultures of student body (bgdailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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