By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Jan. 3, 2021 — Sen. Jimmy Higdon welcomed about 45 people to “Coffee with the Legislators” Monday morning at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Bardstown. Higdon originally was to appear with 50th District state Rep. Chad McCoy, however, McCoy’s flight home had been canceled over […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Jan. 2, 2021 — Longtime county coroner H. Rayfield “Field” Houghlin filed last Thursday his official paperwork seeking another four-year term in the office. Houghlin, a 70-year-old Bloomfield resident, is also owner of Houghlin Funeral Homes located in Bardstown, Bloomfield, and Taylorsville. Houghlin has served as county coroner […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 — Three people were injured Friday, New Year’s Eve, after a head-on collision that involved three vehicles near the intersection of KY 49, Loretto Road and Pascal Ballard Lane. At about 5:46 p.m. Friday, deputies with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched for an […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 — The last 2021 meeting of the Bardstown City Council began Tuesday evening with a moment of silence on behalf of the Western Kentucky storm victims. POWER TRANSFORMER. The council approved a bid to purchase an additional remanufactured 2500 kVa electric transformer for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 — A Cox’s Creek woman and her 15-year-old passenger died Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash that happened near the intersection of Deatsville Road and KY 245. At about 11:13 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, Post 4 in Elizabethtown was called to investigate the fatal […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 — It’s Christmas Eve here in Nelson County, and it goes without saying that all of us have our own reasons to celebrate the closing of one year and the start of the next. For fellow Christians, it’s a time to recall the humble birth of Christ. […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 — Sen. Jimmy Higdon has announced the publication of his 2022 Legislative Survey for his constituents in Senate District 14. “This survey is a good way for me to hear the thoughts of my constituents on the various policy-related issues. We are blessed to live […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 — Eric Shelburne, the 5th District magistrate on Nelson Fiscal Court, was a studio guest on Wednesday, Dec. 21st edition of the “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on WBRT AM/FM. Shelburne is a Democratic candidate for the open seat of Nelson County Judge Executive. In […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 — Garbage pickup in Nelson County will run early on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The Nelson County garbage customers on Friday routes are asked to have their garbage out and ready for pickup by 6:30 a.m. There will be extra garbage trucks running […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 — Nelson Fiscal Court held its final meeting of 2021 Tuesday morning in its second-floor meeting room at the Old Courthouse. The court spent time discussing the costs of expanding the county’s animal control by hiring a second full-time animal control officer, and taking over […]
