Bicentennial

Fruit of the Loom remains major company

Early on, Bowling Green and Warren County residents charted a course for economic development of the community, with…

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Houchens reaches beyond grocery industry

Houchens Industries is a major conglomerate headquartered in Bowling Green, but it didn’t start out that way. Ervin…

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BG had air service in past; officials try to bring it back

Government and business officials here continue to try to recruit commercial air service for the Bowling Green-Warren County…

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Interstate 65 considered city’s ‘river of gold’

Any economic developer will tell you that a town’s close proximity to an interstate highway is key in…

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Steamboats, trains played key roles for city

With everyone hopping on Interstate 65 for long-distance travel these days, it’s easy to forget the roots of…

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BG baseball more than Hot Rods

The crack of the bat and cheers from the crowd echo through downtown Bowling Green on summer nights,…

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Record crowd a milestone moment for Lady Toppers

The Western Kentucky women’s basketball team drew 14,984 total fans for 13 home games in the 2011-12 season.…

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Unveiled in ’79, Big Red a WKU icon

It has become more than a mascot. Big Red, Western Kentucky University’s amorphous, ambiguous, asexual and always lovable…

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Ax handles to hot rods

Many of Warren County’s earliest industries were related to its natural resources. There were dairies, flour mills, tobacco…

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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…