SoKY's Choice: Southern Kentucky Highland Games blends strength and survival stories - WNKY News 40 Television

SoKY's Choice: Southern Kentucky Highland Games blends strength and survival stories - WNKY News 40 Television

PARK CITY, Ky. (WNKY) – Saturday, clan banners waved, bagpipes wailed, and one man’s mission lit up the competition field. Following the cancellation of the Highland Games in Glasgow following COVID in 2020, the Southern Kentucky Highland Games made a powerful return to Barren County on Saturday, May 31, at Bell’s Tavern Park, attracting athletes, families, and fans of Scottish heritage from all over the area. The event was an all-around success…

Highland Games return to Barren County

By GAGE WILSON For Glasgow News 1 Scottish-style Highland Games have returned to Barren County. Games had been played annually at Barren River Lake State Resort Park until 2019, when the Glasgow Highland Games event ended. They returned Saturday in the form of the Southern Kentucky Highland Games at Bell’s Tavern Park in Park City. They were fittingly heralded by the cries of cicadas as both emerged from years-long metamorphoses to greet the sum…