radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: September 11, 2026

       GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS DIRECTED FLAGS AT ALL STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS BE LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERROR ATTACKS AND HONOR THOSE LOST  25 YEARS AGO.      THE GOVERNON ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH TO JOIN IN THIS TRIBUTE           NASHVILLE-BASED RESTAURANT CHAIN O’CHARLEY’S HAS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ALL REMAINING LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING ITS SCOTTSVILLE ROAD RESTAURANT IN BOWLING GREEN. THE ABRUPT SHUTDOWN FOLLOWS YEARS OF GRADUAL LOCATION CLOSURES. MEANWHILE, NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES ALONG SCOTTSVILLE ROAD AS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SPOT FIRST WATCH OPENED ITS DOORS THIS WEEK, BRINGING 30 NEW JOBS TO THE AREA.         DRIVERS IN WARREN COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR HEAVY WEEKEND TRAFFIC DELAYS STARTING FRIDAY. THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET WARNS THAT MULTIPLE LARGE LOCAL EVENTS WILL CONGEST TWO MAJOR CORRIDORS: U.S. 31-W LOUISVILLE ROAD NEAR THE BYPASS, AND U.S. 231 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD NEAR PHIL MOORE PARK. TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS URGE MOTORISTS TO ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME.