By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, May 24, 2019 — The Nelson County Board of Education approved its tentative 2019-2020 budget at its regular board meeting on Tuesday evening. The tentative budget includes funds to help add technology to school classrooms for the teachers and students to use. The move is […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 20, 2019 — A Western Kentucky University student from Cox’s Creek is one of three WKU students who will compete in the national finals of the 59th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program this June 1-6, 2019, in San Francisco. Skyler Ballard, a senior from Coxs Creek, is […]
By JIMMY HIDGON14th District State Senator Saturday May 18, 2019 — We are in the heart of high school graduation season so I wanted to congratulate the graduates from my district – and the whole of Kentucky. The graduates will undoubtedly be bombarded with advice. I’m not going to presume to know what’s best for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 14, 2019 — Three Bardstown City Schools teachers have been awarded the Campbellsville University Excellence in Teaching Award. Angel Filiatreau (Bardstown Early Childhood), Eric Hardin ( Bardstown Middle) and Richae Logan (Bardstown High) received their respective awards at a ceremony on the Campbellsville University campus on Saturday, […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, May 9, 2019 — Kentucky’s pension children shouldn’t pay for the sins of their retirement-systems’ fathers. Mankind shouldn’t break the Ten Commandments, either. But both scenarios have been occurring for a long time. The primary reason the Kentucky Employees Retirement System’s (KERS) funding level has dipped […]
Dear Dave, I’ll be retiring in the next couple of years. When I leave my job, we will have a yearly income of $65,000 through my pension. I don’t think we need an emergency fund with such a dependable, steady income stream like that, but my wife disagrees. She says she would feel safer if […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 8, 2019 — Democratic candidate for state auditor Kelsey Hayes Coots was a guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by telephone. Coots is a teacher in Jefferson County, and took time from her lunch for our interview. Running time: 36 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, May 3, 2019 — The Nelson County Board of Education is considering a proposal from the Cumberland Family Medical Centers (CFMC) to transition the district’s nine school nurses to become employees instead of CFMC. The board took no action at its working session Wednesday evening, but […]
Dear Dave, My husband and I are debt-free, and we have an emergency fund of six months of expenses saved. We’d like to buy a home in the $250,000 to $275,000 price range in the near future, and we plan on saving $60,000 for a down payment. It should take a little less than two […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 23, 2019 — Katie Hankins, a Nelson County High School senior, was the top winner announced Tuesday in the 2nd Congressional District Art Competition. U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie hosted a reception Tuesday afternoon for the participating student artists and their parents at the Great Hall […]
