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Hot weather prompts city to customers to sit out their garbage by 6 a.m. this week

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023 — Due to the expected excessive heat, City of Bardstown garbage collection crews will be starting their rounds one hour earlier for the remainder of this week. We are asking customers to please have their garbage placed curbside by 6 a.m. this week. For questions, […]

August 23rd, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Business News,City Government,News,Weather | Read More »

Legislative update: Safe driving tips for upcoming Labor Day holiday

By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 — In April, I published a column expressing the importance of practicing safety on our roadways, and that message is always worth repeating. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) recently shared a similar message, reminding Kentuckians to be careful […]

August 21st, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Opinion | Read More »

Hutchins cancels property tax meeting set for Monday evening

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins has canceled plans for a special meeting Monday to consider the county’s 2024 property tax rate. In an email sent late Saturday, Hutchins said plans for a special meeting have been canceled. He did not elaborate on the reason […]

August 20th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics | Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]

August 18th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Jail Logs,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Hurricane Hills residents ask Nelson Fiscal Court for help getting city water

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court heard a request for help obtaining city water at its meeting Tuesday evening. The Rev. Jim Graf and Sandy Camargo, both residents of Hurricane Hills, a private development located in the Boston area off Masden Road, asked the court […]

August 17th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics | Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Aug. 15-16, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]

August 17th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Jail Logs,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Video: Nelson Fiscal Court meeting Aug. 1, 2023

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Video of Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Running time: About 2 hours, 47 minutes. -30-

August 16th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,Nelson Fiscal Court,News,Video | Read More »

Nelson Fiscal Court to weigh property tax rates at special Monday meeting

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive told the magistrates at Tuesday night’s meeting that the county has received its tax rates from the state. The compensating rate — the rate that will bring in approximately the same amount of tax revenue as last year — is 12.8 […]

August 16th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics | Read More »

Judge-executive creates committee to examine county fairgrounds improvements

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug.15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins told Nelson Fiscal Court Tuesday that he has created a Nelson County Fairgrounds Planning Committee that will examine the fairgrounds property as it is and look at ways to improve the fairgrounds in the future. According to Hutchins, […]

August 16th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics,Public Record,State government | Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]

August 14th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Jail Logs,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »