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City council fetes firefighter’s swift water rescue, Bardstown Tiger football team

By JIM AND ELIJAH BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 (Corrected 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023) — Lt. Cory Lanham of the Bardstown Fire Department was honored at the start of Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting for his swift water rescues he conducted on January 3rd on Springfield Road in […]

January 11th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Police / Fire / EMS,Politics,Public Safety | Read More »

Massaroni: House members convene, pass tax, veterans legislation

By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative A “I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and be faithful and true to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” All 100 members of the Kentucky House took this oath as we officially convened the 2023 Regular Session […]

January 6th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Opinion,State government | Read More »

Higdon: Senate address state tax rate, looks at juvenile justice reform

By JIMMY HIGDON14th District Senator Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 — As we convene the 2023 regular session, I would like first to wish you a happy new year. I hope your holidays were filled with joy and laughter while spending quality time with family and friends. To start, I want to acknowledge an historical moment […]

January 6th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Opinion,State government | Read More »

Video: Nelson Fiscal Court, Jan. 3, 2023 meeting

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court held its first meeting of 2023 with the county’s first Republican judge-executive and Republican-dominated Fiscal Court.. The meeting included a thorought review of the departments and agencies connected to the county, and lasted more than 4 hours. Running time: 4 hours […]

January 5th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,Nelson Fiscal Court,Video | Read More »

Rep. Massaroni gets key Kentucky General Assembly committee appointments

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 — Rep. Candy Massaroni of Bardstown will serve on the House Education, House Tourism and Outdoor Recreation, and House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection committees during the current session of the Kentucky General Assembly. “As a member of these committees, I am committed to […]

January 5th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,News,State government | Read More »

New judge-executive, fiscal court kick off 2023 with marathon 4-hour meeting

By JIM & ELIJAH BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 — The first Nelson Fiscal Court of 2023 ran for nearly 4 hours on Tuesday, thanks in part to a detailed, single-spaced 3-page agenda that included a review of virtually every agency connected to Nelson County government. Leading his first court […]

January 4th, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News | Read More »

Parents welcome son Marcellus as first baby of 2023 born at Flaget Memorial

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 — The first baby of 2023 was delivered at Flaget Memorial Hospital at 8:16 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Bardstown parents Liyah Lynn and Randall Newman welcomed Marcellus Lynn-Wesley into the world at the hospital’s birthing center. He weighed 5 lbs. and 5 oz. and […]

January 3rd, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Community News,Health | Read More »

Road condition updates available on local police, sheriff’s office Facebook pages

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 — Before you decide to leave home in your vehicle, you may want to check out the Bardstown Police Department or Nelson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook pages. This evening, BPD officers are posting periodic Facebook Live videos showing and discussing the deteriorating road conditions. The […]

December 22nd, 2022 | Posted in Breaking News,Public Safety | Read More »

Nelson County Civic Center open this weekend as a temporary warming shelter

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 — With bitter cold wind chill temperatures in the forecast, Nelson County residents who may find themselves without heat or electric for their heat can go to the Nelson County Civic Center, 310 S. Third St. in Bardstown. The civic center will be open through […]

December 22nd, 2022 | Posted in Breaking News,Public Safety,Weather | Read More »

School board, Thrasher reach agreed order regarding construction contract votes

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 — Don Thrasher had his day in Nelson Circuit Court Wednesday in his action seeking a temporary injunction to prevent the Nelson County Board of Education from voting on construction contracts relating to the district facilities plan (DFP) before the two newly elected board members […]

December 22nd, 2022 | Posted in Breaking News | Read More »

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