The Greatest Challenge: When tornadoes roared through our community December 11, 2021, the loss of lives and destruction of property created the greatest challenge our community has faced in modern time. This is our story of resiliency through the eyes of your City employees and other community leaders. Read Our Story

If you'd like to contribute your own personal tornado story, please email your story to tornadobook@bgky.org. Stories may be edited at the City's discretion.

Mobile Notifications

As a convenience to its citizens, the City is offering text message notifications on a variety of topics. You can now receive text messages about upcoming road closings, public events, potential emergency situations, and even special deals from the municipal golf courses.

Categories that are available:

  • AmigosBG: This category will send City-related information in Espanol.
  • BGCAN: Information for various neighborhood organizations regarding meetings, summer strolls, celebrate safe communities and more
  • GolfBG: Daily golf specials, upcoming events, as well as the status of its three courses.
  • GolfBGWeather: Notifications about weather related closings at the three courses.
  • InfoBG: Upcoming road closings, public events, potential emergency situations
  • JoinBGKY: Notifications about upcoming job openings within the City of Bowling Green.
  • JoinBGFD: Notifications about employment opportunities within the Bowling Green Fire Department.
  • JoinBGPD: Notifications about employment opportunities within the Bowling Green Police Department.
  • SportsBG: Information relating to Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Athletic Programs.
  • WaterBG: Daily specials, closings, and weather notifications for Russell Sims Aquatic Center.

To get started:

Send [category name] to 833-494-0660 from your mobile phone to begin receiving messages from that category.

Example: Sending "GolfBG" would allow you to start receiving text messages from our "GolfBG" category.

SMS - Signup Example - Aug 2016

To unsubscribe:

To stop receiving messages from the City, simply reply Stop [category name] to be removed from a specific list, or simply Stop to be removed from all lists.

SMS - Unsubcribe Example - Aug 2016

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