An article in the Nov. 20, 1847, Clarksville Jeffersonian newspaper announced that the owners of the telegraph lines in Louisville would start… Read more
On Oct. 31, 1950, The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reported that a person, who was annoyed with an excessive wandering dog issue, scattered po… Read more
A story in The Courier Journal in 1906 reported that a popular distillery in Warren County had been sold Oct. 30. Read more
Although Martin Luther King Jr. never came to Bowling Green, his short life affected our area as it did the world. Read more
News reached Bowling Green, as it did the world, that Oct. 8, 1918, Sgt. Alvin C. York single-handedly took out a German machine-gun battalion… Read more
Robert and Gayle Cron will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Nov.… Read more
The wedding of Janie Duke and Jack Patrick Schock was performed by … Read more
Amber Oliver and Jamie Murrell proudly announce the birth of their … Read more
Clayton and Heather Uhls proudly announce the birth of their son, O… Read more
Dennis and Pam Jones of Smiths Grove will celebrate their 50th anni… Read more
Steve and Michelle Mann of Bowling Green announce the engagement of… Read more
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The Cedar Bluff Female College posted a notice in the Louisville Courier Journal on Oct. 12, 1866, announcing: “Any one young girl living in M… Read more
Newspaper owners and editors have often supported specific political parties. The Warren Intelligencer, a newspaper produced in Bowling Green … Read more
On Oct. 13, 1866, brothers Peter and James White successfully sued Rebecca Still for possession of property they inherited from their grandfat… Read more
On Oct. 13, 1938, Joe Sublett died in Bowling Green from heart problems. Sublett, a composing room foreman at the Park City Daily News, was al… Read more
The Courier Journal reported Oct. 1, 1925, that the Louisville & Nashville passenger station on Kentucky Street officially opened at five … Read more
On Sept. 30, 1897, a Kentucky newspaper reported on a terrible drought that had been plaguing Warren County since early summer. Read more
Newspaper reports Sept. 15, 1915, shared the excitement of the Hopkinsville Methodist Church members. A new church would be built using Bowlin… Read more
Edwin P. Morrow served as the 40th governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923 and was the only Republican elected governor between 1907 and 1927. Read more
Two newspapers, or the same one reestablishing itself? It’s hard to tell. Read more
On Sept. 21, 1889, the Louisville Courier Journal criticized Ed Hines, a candidate for a lucrative office, for his response to a Confederate s… Read more
The Warren County License Book 1832-1879 lists a $10 circus license paid by S.P. Stickney on Sept. 14, 1846, in Bowling Green. Read more
On Sept. 9, 1839, W.P. Roach advertised his new post coach service traveling from Bowling Green to Memphis, Tenn., in four days. Read more
On Sept. 5, 1906, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, Tenn., reported that Rose Lyle, a prominent Bowling Green dressmaker, was seeking damages… Read more
On Sept. 2, 1918, Lt. T.C.M. Bloodworth flew 266 miles in a highly publicized trip from Memphis to the Warren County Red Cross Fair. Read more
On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died. A few years later, WKU professors Frank Steele and Joerg Seitz recalled in a 1984 edition of the College… Read more
The disease of polio was, at one time, every parent’s nightmare, paralyzing more than 1,000 children worldwide each day at its height. Every f… Read more
The Owensboro Messenger published an article Aug. 24, 1922, about Dr. Charles H. Richards’ belief that Kentucky was not taking advantage of th… Read more
The Russellville Herald Ledger carried a story Aug. 21, 1897, about the wedding of Mr. R.L. McCormack and Miss Lida Claypool. The couple got o… Read more
On Aug. 18, 1962, Bowling Green’s post office announced in the Daily News that it was moving two and a half blocks from its current location a… Read more
On Aug. 13, 1858, the Louisville Daily Courier reported that a George H. Howard fled Bowling Green after stealing some silver, taking three en… Read more
On Aug. 6, 1799, George Moore, the owner of a large spring in what is now downtown Bowling Green, dedicated it for use by the general public. Read more
On Aug. 6, 1996, FBI officials announced a $20,000 reward would be paid for information leading to the recovery of Morgan Violi and the arrest… Read more
June brides abound, but not everyone marries in that month. Read more
Familiar to every Bowling Green-Warren County resident is the 129-foot-tall, red, white and blue water tower. Read more
A lieutenant from the U.S. Army, Frank “Hard Boiled” Smith, was dishonorably discharged and punished in 1919 for being cruel to prisoners at a… Read more
In July 1889, The Courier Journal reported natural gas had been found in just about every section of Kentucky, including Warren County. Read more
The July 16, 1962, issue of the Park City Daily News ran a “Yesteryear” column. One of the items noted that in 1927, “after complaints from se… Read more
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