BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – History in the making happened in Barren County earlier Tuesday morning.

The Barren County Coroner’s Office opened its first official building in county history.

The coroner’s position, which was first established in 1801, has never had a building to call its own until today. The coroner’s office, which now sits at 308 S. Franklin St., has undergone a two-year process since acquiring the building about two years ago, and now after 224 years, the Barren County Coroner’s Office has a new space to better serve the community.

“It was it was history in the making because, the Barren County Coroners never had his own individual office here in Barren County. Not just an office, but its own location. And we’ve been blessed here in Barren County to find an opportunity here t

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