Nancy “Sharon” Vittitow, 75, of Nazareth, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1946, in Cynthiana to the late Woodie and Margie Rita Boone Vittitow. She was a former employee of Kline Brothers in Louisville. She was a member of the Catholic faith. She is survived by two sisters, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 — Today we have a new feature for voters ahead of the Nov. 8th General Election — WBRT’s “Tim Talks” interview series. “Tim Talks” feature station manager Roth Stratton interviewing Tim Hutchins about a wide range of topics related to county government and his ideas […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 — Ten of the 12 candidates running for Bardstown City Council participated in a candidate debate Thursday evening sponsored by Our Commonwealth. This was the second and final debate opportunity for the council candidates. Running time: 1 hour, 51 minutes. -30- Please follow and like […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 — Six of the 12 candidates for Bardstown City Council participated in a candidate forum sponsored by Don Thrasher’s Nelson County America First PAC Monday night at Thomas Nelson High School. None of the six incumbent candidates chose to take part in the candidate forum. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 — Flaget Memorial Hospital recently reopened its Skilled Nursing Unit, a 12-bed unit that serves patients who need skilled nursing care after a hospital stay. The unit temporarily paused its services in September 2020 due to regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 — CommonSpirit, the parent company of the CHI St. Joseph Health System and CHI Flaget Memorial Hospital, confirmed Wednesday that the company is working to recover from a ransomware cyberattack that has affected many of its hospitals across several states during the past two weeks […]
To the editor, Mayor Heaton wrote a letter to the Nelson County Gazette denying there was corruption involved in the improperly passed mayoral pay increase doubling Heaton’s salary. What is frightening to me is the fact that nowhere in the article I wrote did I allege corruption. Why is Mayor Heaton felt compelled to take […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 — In response to a story by Don Thrasher on his Nelson County News-Sentinel, Mayor Dick Heaton took responsibility for the mistake that led the council to approve an ordinance to raise the next mayor’s pay effective Jan. 1, 2023. Thrasher’s story credited council candidate […]
To the editor: I would like to reply to the recent story published by Don Thrasher about the missed deadline for passing an ordinance regarding the Mayor’s pay that was to take effect on January 1, 2023. I take full responsibility in putting the ordinance on the council agenda for reading and a vote after the deadline. It […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 — David Avis, the Democratic candidate for District 3 magistrate, was the guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Avis discussed his goals as a magistrate and his priorities if elected to serve the district and the county. Running […]
