Pop Radio 1035 | radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: July 1, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 07/01/26          BOWLING GREEN’S DUNCAN HINES DAYS BROUGHT MORE THAN FOURTEEN THOUSAND VISITORS AND OVER 2.25-MILLION DOLLARS IN TOURISM REVENUE TO THE REGION DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.            COOPERATIVE WEATHER BOOSTED TURNOUT AT ALL OF THE SCHEDULED EVENTS.            DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR TELIA BUTLER SAID MORE COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA EMBRACED THE EVENT, WHICH CELEBRATES THE BOWLING GREEN-BORN HINES.            PLANNERS SAY THE FESTIVAL WILL RETURN NEXT YEAR STARTING MAY 30TH.            SECOND DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN BRETT GUTHRIE IS URGING KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES TO BALANCE RESIDENT CONCERNS WITH TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH WHEN REGULATING NEW DATA CENTERS.          WHILE HE SUPPORTS STRICT ZONING LAWS AND MAKING DEVELOPERS PAY FOR THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE, THE REPUBLICAN U.S. HOUSE MEMBER WARNS THAT AN OUTRIGHT BAN COULD CRIPPLE U-S COMPETITION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.           HE CAUTIONED THAT LOSING THE A-I RACE TO CHINA WOULD BE A SEVERE BLOW TO THE NATION.