NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 — The Nelson County Board of Education met in a special-called meeting Monday morning that focused solely on a closed executive session that lasted nearly six hours. Board Chair Amanda Deaton called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Monday morning. The board then went […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 — Former Bloomfield Police Chief Harry Steve Cambron was indicted Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, on charges related to the turmoil in Bloomfield last summer that led to calls for the mayor to resign following his firing of Cambron and the city clerk. Cambron, 67, of […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution regarding a $1.2 million grant that will be awarded jointly the county, the City of Bardstown, NCEDA and the Bardstown Industrial Development Corp. The approval came at its second regular meeting of the month on Tuesday […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins and members of the state champion 2023 Bethlehem High School girls soccer team and their supporters gathered Monday afternoon for the official unveiling of a sign that announces to visitors that Bardstown is home to the 2023 girls state […]
To the editor, Less than a year ago, the Kentucky House of Representatives voted to remove the Barrel Tax to the benefit of the distillery industry. While I agree with state Rep. Candy Massaroni that something needs to be done, we need to be looking at this from a political reality view and not political […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 — The public hearing scheduled this week regarding the proposed anaerobic digester facility has been delayed at the request of the applicants. Grissan and Mago/Revlation’s application No. 3177 for a conditional use permit was set for a public hearing 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 — Aaron Boles, the City of Bardstown administrator, was the studio guest of WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooksk” radio show on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, to discuss the decision to sell the city-owned cable TV and broadband internet utility. Boles goes into detail explaining the background […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court met for lesss than 10 minutes Wednesday morning to review a request from Cox’s Creek resident Sharron Blincoe to review the Planning Commission’s approval of a Planned Unit Development overlay on 161 acres of land near her home for […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — Following a closed executive session, the Bardstown City Council and Mayor Dick Heaton emerged to announce that the city will agree to sell its cable TV and broadband internet customers base and infrastructure to Charter Communications, which operates in our area as […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III granted a partial bond reduction for Joseph Lee Lawson, 32, one of the three defendants in the Crystal Rogers case. Lawson’s defense attorneys argued their client was a paraplegic and unable to get around without a wheelchair, thus […]
