Bicentennial

Women, minorities make strides in politics

Patsy Sloan remembers the long, tiresome days that came with the title of mayor. As both the mayor…

Bicentennial

Better equipment, training aid firefighters

Lester Lawrence’s specialty when cooking for his fellow firefighters was rice pudding for dessert. He remembers each of…

Bicentennial

‘Police work has changed tremendously’

Retired Bowling Green police officer Bernie Cox remembers Bowling Green’s downtown as an exciting place to patrol when…

Bicentennial

Pushin a success after U.S. arrival

Sam Pushin was a Russian Jew. He came to Warren County around the turn of the last century,…

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BG’s phone service got its start in 1884

An ordinance approved by the city of Bowling Green on Feb. 18, 1884, authorized the East Tennessee Telephone…

Bicentennial

The Baron comes to Bowling Green

They didn’t call him the “Baron of the Bluegrass” without good reason. Although Adolph Rupp did not descend…

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Immigration fuels growth of varied faiths

Dzemail Jusufovic remembers how many mosques were in Bowling Green when he moved here 15 years ago. “None,”…

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Entertainer from BG among black pioneers

At the turn of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, a Bowling Green man…

Bicentennial

Many new faces make city a melting pot

Future historians who will look back on present-day Bowling Green years from now might point to 1979 as…

Bicentennial

Camping World born from Beech Bend event

Camping World is a name synonymous with recreational vehicle enthusiasts and all things camping. But what some younger…