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Glenmore is an unincorporated community located in northern Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Glenmore is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- ↑ "Edmonson County Schools". Edmonson County Schools. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Koenig, Bill (June 2, 1981). "Edmonson school dispute could turn to bitterness". Park City Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. p. 5A – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Edmonson Head Start to move". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 17, 1986. p. 2A. Retrieved November 17, 2023– via Google Books.
- ↑ Carmichael, Alicia (September 30, 2006). "SCHOOL DAYS: Couple turns former school into home sweet home". Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. pp. 7A, 8A. Retrieved November 17, 2023– via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Edmonson Parents To Air Complaints About School". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. September 28, 1970. p. 3.
