Derek Parham
Reporter
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Originally from central Illinois, he graduated from Otterbein University in Ohio with a BA in journalism and media communication. Currently living in Scottsville, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his dogs.
Otis Highbaugh offered $2 haircuts out of his Bonnieville barber shop for over 60 years.
Equipment for Scottsville's Roadside Park is being installed now, and is set to be updated with handicap accessible grounds and equipment.
2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and climatologists say there are multiple factors at play.
Each year, fire departments nationwide see an increase in house fires throughout the winter months and holiday season.
The celebrations begin with a tree lighting led by first responders at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Nurture to Nature's ambassador animals visited SKYCTC for an in-depth look at Kentucky's native wildlife.
In Warren County, the county clerk's motor vehicle office will close Dec. 29 and reopen Jan. 11.
Every morning, Mark Townsend brings unsold food from Food Lion to low-income communities in Scottsville.
The motel's owner surrendered the property in a plea bargain for drug trafficking charges in September.
Ed Johnson was selected alongside 400 other band directors from across the country to march in the historic parade.
Hope Harbor received $67,677 in funding and BRASS received $49,144, allowing them to continue their work in helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and educate those at risk.
Two, three, and four bedroom homes are available on Regis O'Connor Blvd.
The breeder will face no consequences for the conditions that the dogs were kept in.
Fencing, lights, and security cameras will be added to the park in the coming weeks.
The mobile home park's property manager is quoted by multiple tenants as saying she would never sell to 'his kind,' using homophobic and racial slurs.
136 fires have begun since the beginning of November, all caused by debris burning and arson.
Project 330, the campaign behind the community center, hopes the community will match the donation by Giving Tuesday.
The meeting is being hosted at Scottsville's city hall on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.
If tomorrow's vote passes, Monroe County will legalize the sale of alcohol for the first time in over 100 years.
Baylor’s family was shocked by students lining the hallways with hand-made signs, and the echoes of cheers as Baylor made his way down the hallway.
Senator Paul and his wife, Kelley, each placed their votes early at Living Hope Baptist Church.
Community leaders hope that by concentrating their resources, they can reach those in highest need of food assistance.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, nationwide, one in five children live in food insecure homes, and one in seven people live with food insecurity.
Ayanna Morgan was murdered at the Muse Apartment Complex on July 23.
David Profitt is accused of strangling Alexandra Hemmann to death in their apartment on Aug. 4.
400 incarcerated individuals across seven institutions in Kentucky are preparing for careers after release.
The new facility will provide students with hands-on training in childcare, a new technology center, and an industrial maintenance department.
Individualized education plans (IEPs) must be created for every student with a disability in the public education system, though many parents feel unprepared and unheard in the planning process.
Over 1,000 students will take their turns adding their own splash of color to the mural.
120 families gathered for a dinner in their honor and to hear the keynote speaker, Jason Johnson, discuss the importance of fostering and adopting.
A life-sized replica of Strigilodus Tollesonae, named for cave guide Kelli Tolleson, is now on public display at the Mammoth Cave Visitor Center.
Monroe County last elected to remain dry in 2017.
Bowling Green Pride will officially begin at 12 p.m. on Saturday at Circus Square Park.
21 species nationwide were removed from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction.
“I think everyone realizes that in today’s world that affordable housing, or what we used to call affordable housing is not affordable housing anymore,” explained Mayor Dixon.
Students learn the importance of fresh, nutritious food and about future careers as farmers.
Strigilodus tollesonae, or Tolleson’s Scraper Tooth, was named for cave guide Kelli Tolleson.
The arboretum was first made viral by their 'Forest Giants in a Giant Forest' installation by Thomas Dambo.
Construction of a roundabout, traffic lights, and widening of north and south-bound ramps along HWY 101 will begin in November.
The displays 'monsters' will prowl the property every Friday night in October.
Operation Anvil, originally Operation Dragoon, was meant to coincide with Operation Overlord on D-Day, but was delayed due to logistic issues.
ARC, a national organization with a local Allen County affiliate, offers adults with disabilities employment opportunities with local industries.
The sale continues through Saturday, with opening and closing times left up to individual vendors.
Tomorrow's Woman provides prosthetics, bra fittings, post surgical care and community to those that have had mastectomies.
The first building is expected to be fully staffed and operational by January 1, 2024.
Five of the seven graduates of the Bowling Green Law Enforcement Academy are women.
Construction crews carried 1.5 million pounds of materials in and out of the cave system.
Co-owners Mefford and Stevens say there are still two more construction phases before the space is complete.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, pending an update from the Bowling Green Fire Dept.
Alexander and Lonnie Leonard, and Tiffany McCoy, all appeared before Judge J.B. Hines for the abuse, neglect, and resulting death of Jazzmyne R. Fikes, 44, in May.
