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 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, May 8, 2020 — One new COVID-19 case was reported in Nelson County Friday by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. According to local sources, the county’s latest positive case is a 30-year-old Bardstown man. The additional Nelson County case brings the total number of cases in the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOCommunity News Tuesday, May 5, 2020 — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nelson County Homemakers have extended the deadline to June 1, 2020, to apply for the Verna Richardson Homemakers Scholarship All high school seniors or students currently enrolled in college or planning to return to college are eligible to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, April 30, 2020 — For the first summer since 1959, the sounds of the music of Stephen C. Foster will not be performed under the stars as part of the historic “Stephen Foster Story.” Known local as simply “The Drama,” the 2020 season of the summer musical has […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, April 24, 2020 — With the 2020 Regular Session behind us, I hope to use my legislative updates to review some of the work we did this session. It makes sense to start with education, since so much depends on both how we approach this issue and how […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 21, 2020 — The Bardstown Board of Education closely reviewed new — and higher — cost estimates for the new Bardstown Elementary School that will be built on the former Salt River property on Templin Avenue. The board of education first approved revisions to the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, April 22, 2020 — The last day of school for Bardstown City Schools is Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The Bardstown Board of Education approved the change during its teleconference board meeting Tuesday at noon. At the request of Gov. Andy Beshear, the schools will not return […]
