By RICHARD NELSON Guest columnist The University of Louisville men’s basketball self-imposed ban on post-season play has rocked their basketball season and drawn the ire of Coach Rick Pitino who argues that heavy fines should be levied on coaches, the school—anybody but his ballplayers. It’s a compelling argument from U of L’s motivator-in-chief. But this […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 — Juniors in Kentucky public high schools will take the ACT on March 1, with March 15 set for a make-up day. These tips from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) may help students do better on the test. · Read, read, read. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, 10 p.m. — The county school district’s first non-traditional instruction (NTI) day Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 was reviewed Thursday night at the Nelson County Schools board of education work session. The district calls its non-traditional instruction days “Best Days,” and the first […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, 5 p.m. — Parents nationwide are taking to social media to express their voluminous frustration with ludicrous math exercises introduced by public schools as a consequence of the much – and deservedly – maligned Common Core State Standards. They know these exercises don’t […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, 11 p.m. — Nelson County is under a Winter Storm Warning from 1 a.m. Friday morning to 7 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting a winter storm with snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches or more for parts of Central Kentucky, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2015, 11:56 p.m. — The Bardstown Board of Education took the final steps Tuesday to purchase a 71-acre tract on Templin Avenue from Salt River Electric and ensure the school district’s ability to handle future growth. The board approved a resolution to issue bonds to […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, 10 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education approved construction bids for expanding the district’s Early Learning Center on Cardinal Drive at its meeting Tuesday night. The project will add additional classrooms for a total of 14 — 10 for preschool […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Jan. 19, 2016, 11:30 p.m. — Dorothy White, the former executive director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce, was introduced Tuesday night as the new director of Nelson County Schools Community Support Inc., the foundation that will raise money to support education programs within […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, 11 p.m. — The Nelson County board of education unanimously approved adopting Superintendent Anthony Orr’s proposed Leadership Lab that will target the New Haven School. The Leadership Lab concept is an effort to improve staff retention and to develop teacher leadership in […]
Community news Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 — Western Kentucky University has released the names of Nelson County students who were named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the fall 2015 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 with a GPA […]
