By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 — Mayor Dick Heaton took time at Tuesday night’s Bardstown City Council meeting to recognize the city’s IT team that worked countless hours in the wake of a ransomware cyber attack on city computers that began at about 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2nd. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 — One or more vandals damaged the city’s new columbarium located in the rear portion of the Bardstown Cemetery. The columbarium is a structure made of granite panels that was added to the cemetery late last year as an optional final resting place […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 — Republican candidate for District 3 magistrate, M.T. Harned, was the studio guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show for Wednesday, Sept. 14th. Harned will face Democrat David Avis in the November election to determine who will fill the seat on Nelson Fiscal Court […]
To the editor, For our candidates, and those associated with campaigns, it can become easy to believe that every likely voter is familiar with the individuals on the ballot and his/her positions. Some voters opt to vote straight ticket, and in small communities like ours, personal relationships have already cemented decisions for others. However, the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton held a press conference Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8th to talk about the ransomware attack that took Bardstown Connect services offline in the early morning hours of Sept. 2nd. Running time: 17 minutes, 30 seconds. -30-
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 (CORRECTED Saturday, Sept. 9, 2022, 12:20 p.m.) — Mayor Dick Heaton met with members of the media Thursday afternoon and provided an update on the network disruption that knocked the city’s Bardstown Connect internet service offline starting at about 3 a.m. Friday, Sept. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 — The City of Bardstown confirmed Thursday morning that the internet outage that began Sept. 2, 2022 was the result of a ransomware attack on the City of Bardstown’s computer infrastructure. In a press release issued Thursday morning, the city said the majority of customers […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 — Kenny Downs was the studio guest of WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Downs talked about his background and experience and how they combine to make him an excellent choice to serve the 5th District as magistrate. -30-
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved the county’s new property tax and tangibles tax rate at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. Last year’s tax rates were 13.9 cents per $100 value. This year’s real estate tax rate is 13.7 cents per $100 value, and […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, 11 p.m. — Most of the city’s internet customers have had their access restored as of Sunday evening. That’s the latest update from the City of Bardstown posted at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday regarding the internet outage that began early Friday morning. There may still […]
