NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Aug. 23, 2018 — Video of the Bardstown City Schools Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Running time: About 55 minutes. -30- Please follow and like us:
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 — The Bardstown Board of Education voted 4-1 to set the 2018 property tax rate at 83.7 cents per $100 of value in order to create 4 percent of additional tax revenue. Board member Andy Stone cast the sole “no” vote against […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 — The Bardstown Board of Education’s public hearing Monday night to solicit input on its plans to set the 2018 tax rate did not end with the board finding much agreement. TAX RATE CHOICES. According to Superintendent Ryan Clark, the board […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 — Tuesday’s filing deadline completes the races that will be on the November general election ballot — though city-specific races will only appear on ballots in those specific cities. NELSON COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE. The last-minute, unexpected completion of Bardstown businessman Jack Hurst’s candidate […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Education News Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 — The Bardstown Middle School Site-Based Decision-Making (SBDM) council will meet next Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. in the school’s media center. Items on the agenda include: Bylaw 2 – SBDM Meetings; Policy 6 – Consultation; Policy 17 – Dress Code; Policy […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 — The Nelson County Board of Education received an update Thursday on the district’s Chromebook rollout as part of its 1 to 1 computer laptop program. During each school’s open house, students and parents are learning that Chromebooks will being distributed […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 26, 2018 — With the deadline to file as a candidate for local office approaching, local candidates — incumbents and political newcomers — are filing the necessary paperwork with the office of Nelson County Clerk Elaine Filiatreau. BARDSTOWN CITY COUNCIL. On Thursday, Springhill Drive resident Nicholas […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, July 25, 2018 — The Bardstown City Council approved a resolution in support of Industrial Revenue Bonds for Bethlehem High School’s planned $3.5 million 40-acre athletics complex. The property is located on the south side of KY245 across from its intersection with Withrow Court. The […]
NELSON COUNTY GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, July 25, 2018 — The former superintendent of Bardstown City Schools has been appointed to be the chief financial and facilities officer at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. Holsclaw, who recently retired as superintendent, began his new duties at ECTC on July 16, 2018. “Brent brings […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 24, 2018 (corrected public hearing time, 4:11 p.m.) — The owner of the old Cox’s Creek Elementary School, 6855 Old Louisville Road, has applied for a permit to allow the facility to be used as a state-licensed Chemical Dependency Rehab Center. According to […]
