By SYLVIA HORLANDER Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 — Bales of hay, pumpkins, good music, storytelling, s’mores and other comfort foods — some characteristics of the fall season — were all on hand at The Guthrie Opportunity (GO) Center’s first-ever “Jeans & Jams” fundraiser this past Saturday night. The […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 — The Nelson County Board of Education approved raising the fiscal year 2019 tax rate on real estate and personal property from 76.4 cents to 77.2 cents per $100 value. The increase will create 4 percent more tax revenue for the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 — The Bardstown Board of Education approved an agreement Tuesday that will create a School Resource Officer position at the city schools campus. The agreement with the Bardstown Police Department means the district agrees to pay the police department for cost […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 — Hardin County Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, Inc. will again sponsor a six-week class to obtain an entry-level Technician Amateur Radio license. Because of the disasters experienced by the U.S. recently, there has been a major emphasis on all agencies and services having adequate […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Education News Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 — Thirty-five recent high school graduates from Nelson County have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To earn this honor, a student must have a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and at […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 — The Nelson County Board of Education spent nearly an hour discussing the district’s 2019 budget and the need for tax revenue to help replace anticipated cuts in state funding. Amy Owens, the district’s chief financial officer, led the discussion about the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 — An in-depth study by the Better Business Bureau finds that, while consumers may write fewer checks in this era of electronic financial transactions, fake check scams are on the rise. Fake checks are used in a variety of frauds, from employment scams to […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 — Have you heard the one about Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School dumping the Pledge of Allegiance during its morning gathering of all students? Apparently principal Lara Zelinksi thinks reciting the pledge to a flag that more than 1.2 million fellow Americans gave the […]
By GARY MILES Executive Director, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 — Four little kids jump off the school bus in wild anticipation, it’s the Friday before a long weekend. It feels like the first three-day weekend would never arrive; it’s been eons since school started instead of just a few weeks. Three of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Aug. 23, 2018 — Video of the Nelson County Schools Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Running time: About 44 minutes. -30- Please follow and like us:
