By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 5, 2022 — A local Republican judge executive candidate has cried “foul!” over another GOP candidate’s coupons that celebrate the 50th anniversary of his business. According to judge executive candidate Don Thrasher, Tim Hutchins’ Handy Foot Mart coupons being distributed at some of the Nelson […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursay, March 31, 2022 — Lawmakers made solid progress in improving Kentucky’s economic competitiveness during the final days of this year’s General Assembly session before adjourning for a two-week veto period. For one, they held firm against calls to lighten the commonwealth’s Budget Reserve Trust Fund by […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senate Friday, April 1, 2022 — The session has now entered the veto recess period with the conclusion of week 13 of the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly. Lawmakers worked late to ensure critical legislation was sent to the Governor ahead of the veto period. The House and Senate passed over […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 31, 2022 — The Nelson County Board of Education unanimously appointed Ashley Hollingshead Wednesday night to represent the District 4 on the Nelson County Board of Education. Hollingshead replaces longtime board member Diane Breeding who stepped down on March 1, 2022, to deal with health issues. She […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State RepresentativeMonday, March 28, 2022 — It is no secret that education is a priority of mine. It can unlock any door and level any playing field and is the common solution to so many of the challenges facing our state. After all, study after study shows a strong relationship between […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, March 28, 2022 — Tickets are now on sale for this summer’s 2022 Budweiser Live at the Park Concert Series at the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheater at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. The concert series this year will not disappoint its fans; the concert has scheduled a […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Saturday, March 26, 2022 — As is often the case in small town journalism, there are times that news items and events of interest don’t warrant a full-blown news story. With the May primary election just weeks away, Jim’s Political Notebook will offer politic news items and my personal observations […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, March 25, 2022 — The Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, in conjunction with the Kentucky State Police, U.S. Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, intercepted a truck shipment of more than 4,200 pounds of marijuana on Wednesday. The large shipment of packaged marijuana […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, March 25, 2022 — The Nelson County Gazette website was offline for approximately 12 hours after unknown issues arose with the site’s hosing company server farm. A range of sites were affected by the outage, according to tech support. The Gazette received numerous calls, texts and emails from […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 24, 2022 — Don Thrasher, a Republican candidate for Nelson County judge executive, was the guest interviewed Wednesday, March 23, 2022, by Margie and Jim on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks.” Thrasher is one of three Republicans seeking to be the party’s nominee to face-off in November against […]
