By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, April 26, 2021 — About 75 parents and community members attended the Boston Community Meeting to listen — and ask questions — about the Nelson County Schools proposed plan to eventually merge the middle school grades into the two high schools. Superintendent Wes Bradley’s presentation provided […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, April 26, 2021 — The Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation will be hosting an “Evening of Hope” on Saturday, May 15, 2021, as part of a statewide fundraising effort to benefit CHI Saint Joseph Health cancer patients and their families. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event will […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, April 23, 2021 — The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE), a highly competitive summer program focusing on product innovation and business model design, has announced the selection of 120 students from nearly 50 Kentucky counties for the 2021 program. One of these students selected is Bardstown High School […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, April 23, 2021 — The Nelson County Board of Education met Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in a special-called meeting at Cox’s Creek Elementary School. Among the action taken by the board, it reviewed plans to merge the district’s middle schools and high schools, and heard parents’ reaction to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — Nelson County Schools Superintendent Wes Bradley presented the rationale behind a plan to bring the district’s middle schools into the two high schools at the board’s Tuesday, April 20, 2021 meeting at Cox’s Creek Elementary. Running time: About 42 minutes, 12 seconds. -30- Please […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — About 100 concerned parents attended Tuesday night’s special Nelson County Board of Education meeting at Cox’s Creek Elementary School Tuesday evening to hear more details of a plan that will bring the district’s middle school students into the high schools. Superintendent Wes […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — The Nelson County Board of Education will meet this evening to discuss a plan that will transform the districts two high schools into “community campuses” that will shift many of the county’s middle schoolers to the high schools. The plan will expand both high […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, April 8, 2021 — Since COVID-19 arrived, measures to expand educational freedom and opportunity have been introduced in more than half the states in America – many of which already had some form of choice, including neighboring Indiana, where lawmakers expanded eligibility for an existing school […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, April 2, 2021 — The final two days of this year’s 30-day legislative session required the burning of the midnight oil. Before adjourning sine die, the legislative process also required a lot of “hurry up and wait.” However, I did enjoy the brief windows of opportunity to enjoy […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, April 2, 2021 — After an extremely busy and productive 30-day legislative session, the 2021 Regular Session adjourned “sine die” at just a few minutes shy of midnight on Tuesday, March 30th. ELECTION MACHINES. During the final two days, we considered the Governor’s veto messages and heard from […]
