By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 — A High Grove man has threatened to file a lawsuit against Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins for his failure to recognize him as an official “media outlet” for the purpose of being advised of special meetings of Nelson Fiscal Court. Don Thrasher, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023 — Due to the expected excessive heat, City of Bardstown garbage collection crews will be starting their rounds one hour earlier for the remainder of this week. We are asking customers to please have their garbage placed curbside by 6 a.m. this week. For questions, […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 — The recent announcement by the state Budget Director’s office that Kentucky brought in a record $15 billion in General Fund revenues during the previous fiscal year is good news for taxpayers, despite the grousing by advocates of bigger government and the spending […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins has canceled plans for a special meeting Monday to consider the county’s 2024 property tax rate. In an email sent late Saturday, Hutchins said plans for a special meeting have been canceled. He did not elaborate on the reason […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court heard a request for help obtaining city water at its meeting Tuesday evening. The Rev. Jim Graf and Sandy Camargo, both residents of Hurricane Hills, a private development located in the Boston area off Masden Road, asked the court […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Video of Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Running time: About 2 hours, 47 minutes. -30-
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive told the magistrates at Tuesday night’s meeting that the county has received its tax rates from the state. The compensating rate — the rate that will bring in approximately the same amount of tax revenue as last year — is 12.8 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug.15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins told Nelson Fiscal Court Tuesday that he has created a Nelson County Fairgrounds Planning Committee that will examine the fairgrounds property as it is and look at ways to improve the fairgrounds in the future. According to Hutchins, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023 — Rick Howlett, a familiar voice to Nelson County and across the state in his various jobs as a radio broadcaster, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Rick got his start at WBRT/WOKH in Bardstown around 1984, and for a time he was the […]
By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 — As another week in the legislative interim is behind us, my colleagues and I have been hard at work discussing issues important to our Commonwealth and forming our agenda for the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. At the heart of our society […]
