NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 24, 2020 — Two new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday in the six-county Lincoln Trail District by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. Neither of the new cases was in Nelson County. Both of the new cases are individuals who live in Hardin County. The new cases […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 23, 2020 — Five new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday in Nelson County by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. According to local sources, the five new Nelson County cases include: a 51-year-old woman who lives in the New Haven area; a 62-year-old woman who lives in […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 22, 2020 — If you have questions about voting on Election Day and you are unable to get through on the Nelson County Clerk’s Election Line (chosing Option 7), you may also select Option 3 to speak to a deputy clerk about election matters on the Motor […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, June 14, 2020 — Monday, June 15, 2020 is the last day to make application for an absentee ballot at the Nelson County Clerk’s office. If you have not obtained your application, contact the Nelson County Clerk’s office to request one. The absentee ballot application must be turned […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 1, 2020 — Anyone planning to file as a candidate for local school board, city council, or city commission seat that will be on the November election, the deadline to file your candidacy paperwork is 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The filing deadline in the past […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, June 1, 2020 — To the graduates of 2020, I want to extend my congratulations and best of luck on your future endeavors. Whether you are graduating from high school or college, you have worked and prepared your whole life for the day you get to hear your […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, May 21, 2020 — Leftists who dominate Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) Board of Education desire a huge tax increase amidst a health pandemic wreaking sudden destruction on a once-roaring economy, locking down the commonwealth and throwing thousands out of work and into the realm of […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — While both the city and county school boards approved their 2020-21 school calendars earlier this year, the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those calendars remains unclear at this time. The topic of how the 2020-21 school year will start in […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — With the city school district’s last day of Non-Traditional Instruction set for Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Superintendent Ryan Clark said he was extremely pleased with the quality of instruction the district’s teachers have accomplished. Speaking at the board’s meeting Tuesday, Clark praised […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, May 9, 2020 — CLARIFICATION: As stated in the original version of this story, the Nelson County Board of Education voted at its meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2020, to allow Nelson County Schools Superintendent Wes Bradley to enter into negotiations to purchase a 92.99-acre tract of […]
