radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: August 12, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 08/12/26          SCHOOL BELLS WILL BEGIN RINGING FOR THE 2026-27 ACADEMIC YEAR THIS MORNING IN WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WELCOMES BACK ITS STUDENTS TO THE NEWLY-COMPLETED AND  RENOVATED FACILITY............ A FACELIFT PROJECT THAT BEGAN IN DRIBS AND DRABS THERE NINE YEARS AGO.  AMONG THE ENHANCEMENTS, A NEW, TWO STORY  MEDIA CENTER WITH 21ST CENTURY EDUCATIONAL AMENITIES.            SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR A MAN INVOLVED IN A FATAL 2023 BOWLING GREEN SHOOTING AFTER HIS CO-DEFENDANT REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW HER GUILTY PLEA. 27-YEAR OLD DAIVON THOMPSON APPEARED IN WARREN CIRCUIT COURT MONDAY, WHERE HIS CASE WAS CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 14TH. BECAUSE THOMPSON AND MAYONNA ANTHONY ENTERED CONTINGENT PLEA DEALS REGARDING THE DEATH OF MALIK LASSITER, ANTHONY'S REQUEST NOW PUTS BOTH CASES ON HOLD.          PHASE ONE OF BOWLING GREEN'S NEW RIVERFRONT PARK IS ON TRACK TO OPEN BY LABOR DAY. CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE $4.3 MILLION PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES A NEW BARREN RIVER BOAT RAMP, PEDESTRIAN PLAZA, AND EVENT SPACE. CITY OFFICIALS EXPECT CONSTRUCTION ON PHASE TWO, FEATURING A CAVE-THEMED PLAYGROUND AND FOOD TRUCK PARK, TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER.