By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 — The Bardstown Independent Schools Board of Education received an update Tuesday on the progress of the new elementary school being built on Templin Avenue at Lincoln Way. A presentation by Sherman Carter Barnhart architects included photos of a solar panel array on […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 — Kentucky students who want to invest some of their earnings should learn more about interest rates. Learning the basics about simple interest and compound interest will help them make better investment decisions, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) says. “Kentucky students have a […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2021 — Twenty-eight 2021 high school graduates from Nelson County have been named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To earn this honor, a student must achieve a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and score at […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 — The Bardstown City Schools have been awarded a $10 million grant that will be used to renovate the district’s existing elementary school into a local area vocational education center. At Tuesday’s board of education meeting, Tim Beck, the district’s director of curriculum, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 — Following a public hearing regarding the proposed property tax rate Monday that no one attended, the Bardstown Board of Education vote to lower the property tax rate. The tax rate decrease was necessary due to the reassessments of property values within the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 — A group of parents attended Tuesday’s noon-time meeting of the Bardstown Board of Education to sound their opposition to the district’s policy to require the wearing of masks in the schools. The group of parents talked about the health issues of wearing […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 — With the special session behind us, House and Senate members turned our attention back to preparing for the upcoming session. With just slightly more than a hundred days until we convene on January 4, this week’s committee meetings provided us with food for thought […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOEducation News Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 — If currently enrolled or college-bound Kentucky students are considering borrowing money for tuition, it pays for them to first do a little homework in regard to loan interest rates. The time students spend learning the basics about interest rates and annual percentage rates will […]
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NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, July 26, 2021 — Two Nelson County organizations have received part of a $800,382 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is part of $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Kentucky Humanities ARP Grants […]
