Dear Dave, My wife and I are in our late twenties, and we have two kids. Our combined income is about $110,000 a year, but we have $70,000 in loans on two cars, plus about $15,000 in credit card debt. My in-laws have offered to let us move in with them to save money and […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, May 19, 2022 — Bardstown High School is proud to announce that two more juniors have been selected to attend the 2022 Governor’s Scholars Program. Congratulations are in order for Carson King and Kaylin Stone. Carson and Kaylin will join fellow tigers Noah Brown, Dakota Hocker, Jin Kobayashi […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 31, 2022 — The Nelson County Board of Education unanimously appointed Ashley Hollingshead Wednesday night to represent the District 4 on the Nelson County Board of Education. Hollingshead replaces longtime board member Diane Breeding who stepped down on March 1, 2022, to deal with health issues. She […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State RepresentativeMonday, March 28, 2022 — It is no secret that education is a priority of mine. It can unlock any door and level any playing field and is the common solution to so many of the challenges facing our state. After all, study after study shows a strong relationship between […]
Dear Dave, I just started Baby Step 3 of your plan. It took me about 12 months to pay off $8,000 in debt during Baby Step 2. I am 50, and I work in the printing industry making about $38,000 a year in a city with no local or state income tax. I have not […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 — The Nelson County Beekeepers are offering a free beekeeping class experience, “A Year of Sustainable Beekeeping,” on Saturday, March 12, 2022. It consists of a series of nine classes that are 25 minutes each. Classes start at 9 a.m. and run until 2:25 p.m., […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Feb. 13, 2022 — The parent group that was formed in opposition to the Nelson County Schools’ plan to move the district’s middle school students to the high schools has filed a lawsuit in Nelson Circuit Court to challenge the plan’s validity. The non-profit group, Nelson County Citizens […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was in Bardstown Thursday afternoon to present several checks that fund several local projects totally several million dollars. Checks were presented to the City of Bardstown, Nelson Fiscal Court,, the North Nelson Water District, and the Bardstown City Schools. Running time: […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOZSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 — Bardstown businessman and veteran Jerry Janes was our studio guest on today’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on WBRT. Janes provided details of a proposed veterans park that he and a non-profit group of supporters would like to see built in downtown Bardstown. The […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, 3:45 p.m. — The current variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to run rampant in Nelson County, prompting a substantial increase in the number of positive testing numbers provided by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. Between Sunday, Jan. 16th and Wednesday, Jan. 19th, Nelson […]
