NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton provides an end-of-week COVID-19 update from his office at Bardstown City Hall. Heaton’s office releases these video updates each week for the benefit of the Bardstown community. Running time: 5 minutes, 14 seconds. -30- Please follow and like us:
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 — No new COVID-19 cases were reported this past week in any of the K-12 schools in Nelson County according to school data published Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, by the Kentucky Department for Public Health data. The data is compiled from reports school districts provide to […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Public education is big business, costing Kentucky taxpayers $5 billion this year – nearly six times more than human services, four times the amount spent on higher education, three times that of criminal justice and even more than twice what the state […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 — While Bardstown High School leads the county in the number of students who have tested positive for COVID-19, the Kentucky Department for Public Health data shows that all the local school systems are doing a good job protecting staff and students and avoiding widespread […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton provides details of free COVID-19 testing that is being offered by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department starting next month in his end-of-week COVID-19 update from his office at Bardstown City Hall. Heaton’s office releases these video updates each week for […]
Dear Dave, Do you have suggestions on how to interact with debt collectors? Sometimes they are reasonable and easy to work with, but others are rude and pushy. Your advice would be appreciated. Paul Dear Paul, You’ll run into all sorts of collectors, no matter what kind of debt you have. Occasionally they are friendly […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 — It’s as if the creators of Kentucky’s new social studies standards ran as fast and far away as possible from the many extraordinary individuals throughout history whose achievements provide the “exceptional” in American exceptionalism. Few are included in the new standards. It’s […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 — For one of the first times since the passage of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), the Bardstown Board of Education did not approve a tax rate that creates up to a 4 percent tax revenue increase. In a 3-2 vote, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution in support of industrial revenue bonds totaling $28.5 million for the construction of three new bourbon rickhouses to serve the Barton 1792 Distillery operation in Bardstown. The 30-year bonds mean that the property owners will not […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 — The Bardstown Board of Education will make a decision on its real estate and personal property tax rates at its noon meeting on Tuesday at the district’s Central Office. At a public hearing Monday night, the board sought public input on its […]
