NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III granted a partial bond reduction for Joseph Lee Lawson, 32, one of the three defendants in the Crystal Rogers case. Lawson’s defense attorneys argued their client was a paraplegic and unable to get around without a wheelchair, thus […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — City cable TV and internet subscribers won’t want to miss Wednesday’s “Bradford & Brooks.” Aaron Boles, the city administrator and chief financial officer, will be a studio guest Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show to discuss the potential […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2024 — The Bardstown City Council meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. this evening includes an executive session to discuss “deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property by a public agency” behind closed doors. While the notice does not state the nature of the business, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 — In response to local residents’ complaints about the impact of distilleries’ “whiskey fungus/black mold” on the exterior of their homes, automobiles, and other property, 50th District State Rep. Candy Massaroni unveiled House Bill 479 has Massaroni unveiled HB 479 last Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT ERADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 — A very special 30-minute “Bradford & Brooks” radio show focused entirely on the pending sale of the City of Bardstown’s cable TV and internet business known as Bardstown Connect. Our guests were Gigi Sohn, executive director of the American Association for Public Broadband, a […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 — The three defendants in the Crystal Rogers case were in court at the Nelson County Justice Center Thursday afternoon for an update before Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III. Brooks Houck, Steven Lawson and his son, Joseph Lawson, entered the courtroom once […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 — Nelson County Gazette Editor Jim Brooks will host a special edition of WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show at 11 a.m. Friday after the 11 a.m. news. The special 30-minute show will discuss the possible sale of the City of Bardstown-owned cable TV and […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024 — In an effort to recruit more paramedics, Nelson County EMS is asking Nelson Fiscal Court to change the way it reimburses EMS employees when the pursue additional medical training. EMS Director Mike Reynolds said the cost of education to bring an EMT […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Sunday, Feb 4, 2024 — With the county facing a huge lawsuit from the parent company of Lux Co Distillers, I humbly recommend that Nelson Fiscal Court take a long hard look at the evidence against them and county government — and then make the correct decision to reverse their […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 — The Kentucky State Police are investigating what’s being called an officer-involved shooting that took place in the area of West John Rowan Avenue and Frost Avenue. According to a press release from the Bardstown Police Department, officers were dispatched Saturday evening to a report […]
