By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, 10 p.m. — After a public hearing Thursday evening, the Nelson County Board of Education approved raising the county school real estate tax rate from 69 to 71.4 cents per $100 value. The rate increase will produce 4 percent more revenue over the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, 9 p.m. — Nineteen students from Nelson County have been named Sen. 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 least […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 9 p.m. — In an era of tight budgets and funding cutbacks, both public school districts in Nelson County have agreed to pay thousands of dollars in assessments to resolve the financial deficits of the now-defunct Kentucky School Board Insurance Trust (KSBIT) […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, 9 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education took time to extend its thanks to the staff at Cox’s Creek Elementary School who pitched in to get the building ready for the first day of school. The school underwent substantial HVAC […]
