Video: Nelson Fiscal Court Dec. 3 meeting
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 — Video from the Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court. Also available on YouTube. -30- Please follow and like us:
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Fiscal Court OKs plan to bring city water to Hurricane Hills development near Boston
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 — The residents of the Hurricane Hills development near Boston will finally be able to have access to city water, thanks to an agreement county government has reached with the development’s homeowner’s association. Since taking office, Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins has been […]
Flaget Memorial Hospital receives $600,000 grant for advanced orthopedic robot
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 — Flaget Memorial Hospital, part of CHI Saint Joseph Health, has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana to acquire the Zimmer Biomet ROSA Knee System, a state-of-the-art orthopedic robot designed to enhance knee replacement surgeries. This new robot will bring […]
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth donate over $10,000 to school resource centers
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 — The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth presented donations totaling more than $10,800 on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, to the Family Resource Centers serving students in the Bardstown and Nelson County School Districts. The funds, a little more than $5,400 each, will help provide winter […]
Roller tapped to head-up Flaget Hospital’s Violence Prevention Program
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 — CHI St. Joseph Health recently named a longtime Bardstown resident as the new Violence Prevention Program manager for Nelson County. Misty Roller will lead the Green Dot Program across local high schools and the Nelson County Community Coalition. The effort will focus on empowering […]
Council OKs road closures ahead of annual Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas Parade
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 — The Bardstown City Council approved the requested street closures for the Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas Parade set for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. New this year will be the closure of part of North Fifth Street. This closure will allow parade organizers to place […]
Challengers defeat incumbents in race for NC board of education seats
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 — The challengers for the two Nelson County school board seats on Tuesday’s ballot were each successful in unseating the incumbent candidate. In the race for the District 2 school board seat, Joedy Gilliland won in a landslide victory with 73 percent of […]
Judge sets trial date for Steve Lawson, Crystal Rogers co-defendant
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 — Steven Lawson, one of the three men charged in the disappearance and presumed murder of Crystal Rogers, will have a trial separately from his co-defendants, his son, Joseph Lawson, and Brooks Houck. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III issued an order Tuesday […]
Sen. Higdon: Amendment 2 will expand educational freedom, opportunity
To the Editor, I’ve seen several posts about Amendment 2, and I want to share some background on why it’s on the ballot and why I support Amendment 2. For the past 22 years in the legislature, I have consistently supported efforts to improve K-12 education in Kentucky. While we have significantly increased funding for […]
Opinion: The claims in support of Amendment 2 are largely wishful thinking
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 — Starting later this week, Nelson County voters will go to the polls and will be asked to consider Constitutional Amendment 2 — known by supporters as the School Choice amendment. The amendment basically strips away the constitutional barriers that protect Kentucky tax dollars that are […]
