NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 — A disagreement between two students during lunch Thursday at Bardstown High School sparked a social media rumor there was a threat of a shooting tomorrow at the high school. According to a Bardstown City Schools press release, the rumor was apparently sparked by […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 — The Nelson County Board of Education voted 3-2 Tuesday night to eliminate the midday bus transportation it has offered to students who attend the district’s preschool. Eliminating the midday buses will save approximately $275,000, explained Tim Hockensmith, the district’s chief […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was called about 10:30 Friday morning to Bloomfield Middle School for a report of a student who had made unspecified threats. Two deputies later escorted two female students from the school. They were transported by officers from the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 — A 15-year-old Thomas Nelson High School student was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and charged with making a threat against the school. According to a statement to the media released Tuesday morning, the allegedly threat followed an altercation between the student and another […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Education News Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 — The following Western Kentucky University students from the Nelson County area were named to the Dean’s and President’s lists for the fall 2017 semester. Full-time undergraduate students with a semester grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are named to the Dean’s List. Students […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 — New Haven resident Jeff Dickerson has been appointed to fill the seat left vacant when David Norman resigned from the Nelson County Board of Education in November. Dickerson was appointed by Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt to fill Norman’s unexpired term, which runs through […]
By CHAD MCCOY 50th District State Representative Feb. 2, 2018 — As the 2018 session moves into February, key House priorities are moving through the legislative process, and we recently passed multiple bills to enhance the quality of education in Kentucky. Two key education bills that we delivered to the Senate last week include legislation […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 26, 2018 — The Bardstown Board of Education voted Wednesday to use the consulting services of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) to assist with the selection of the district’s next superintendent. Phil Eason is the KASA consultant who will begin the superintendent search process […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 — The Nelson County Board of Education got its first look at how Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed state budget may impact the district’s finances for the next fiscal year. Interim Superintendent Tom Brown said in his 42 years in education, Gov. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 — Video of the Nelson County Schools Board of Education meeting from Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Running time: about 1 hour. -30- Please follow and like us:
