radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: September 14, 2026

           WARREN COUNTY FISCAL COURT HAS FINALIZED ITS 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATES, KEEPING REAL ESTATE TAXES AT 14 CENTS PER $100 WHILE SLIGHTLY REDUCING PERSONAL PROPERTY RATES. COUNTY LEADERS SAY RISING PROPERTY VALUES WILL STILL BRING IN OVER $21 MILLION IN REVENUE. MAGISTRATES ALSO APPROVED A $1.5 MILLION LAND PURCHASE OFF LOUISVILLE ROAD, ACQUIRING 63 ACRES FOR POTENTIAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR JAIL EXPANSIONS.          A 43-YEAR-OLD MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION AT A FRANKLIN FAST FOOD RESTAURANT FRIDAY NIGHT. FRANKLIN POLICE ARRESTED JASON DAUGHERTY AFTER OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORTED FIGHT INSIDE A BURGER KING ON NASHVILLE ROAD JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY DAUGHERTY RETRIEVED A FIREARM FROM HIS VEHICLE DURING AN ARGUMENT BEFORE BEING DISARMED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER. DAUGHERTY’S CHARGES INCLUDE FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT.           THE AVIATION HERITAGE PARK AND MUSEUM MARKED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPT. 11, 2001, TERRORIST ATTACKS ON FRIDAY. RETIRED AIR FORCE BRIGADIER GENERAL TODD WILES ADDRESSED THE CROWD, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING YOUNGER GENERATIONS ABOUT THE TRAGIC DAY AND HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL