NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 — Plans to develop the former rock quarry at the intersection of Bloomfield Road and KY245 are still in the works, according to the parent company’s CEO. Damian McKinny, chief executive officer of the Stoli Group International, said the plans are moving forward to build […]
Letter to the Editor: On January 3, 2017, City Clerk Bryant distributed an I-Pad to each of the City Council Members – Joe Buckman (absent), Kecia Copeland, Dick Heaton, John Kelley, Bill Sheckles and Roland Williams. As Mayor, I reminded the council members that personal use of the I-Pad was strongly discouraged. On February 7, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 — A Bardstown man died of a gunshot wound during an altercation Wednesday evening at a home on Quarry Lane. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 5:30 p.m. to the 1100 block of Quarry Lane for a 911 call of a shooting. Deputies […]
To the editor, I think it is time to shed some honesty and light on the issue with Eric Shelburne and the Pledge of Allegiance issue. Back in 2018 when running for county judge, I wanted to propose the Fiscal Court start saying the pledge at the start of their meetings as our surrounding counties […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 — Mayor Dick Heaton took time at Tuesday night’s Bardstown City Council meeting to recognize the city’s IT team that worked countless hours in the wake of a ransomware cyber attack on city computers that began at about 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2nd. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 — One or more vandals damaged the city’s new columbarium located in the rear portion of the Bardstown Cemetery. The columbarium is a structure made of granite panels that was added to the cemetery late last year as an optional final resting place […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 — Republican candidate for District 3 magistrate, M.T. Harned, was the studio guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show for Wednesday, Sept. 14th. Harned will face Democrat David Avis in the November election to determine who will fill the seat on Nelson Fiscal Court […]
To the editor, For our candidates, and those associated with campaigns, it can become easy to believe that every likely voter is familiar with the individuals on the ballot and his/her positions. Some voters opt to vote straight ticket, and in small communities like ours, personal relationships have already cemented decisions for others. However, the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton held a press conference Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8th to talk about the ransomware attack that took Bardstown Connect services offline in the early morning hours of Sept. 2nd. Running time: 17 minutes, 30 seconds. -30- Please follow and like us:
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 (CORRECTED Saturday, Sept. 9, 2022, 12:20 p.m.) — Mayor Dick Heaton met with members of the media Thursday afternoon and provided an update on the network disruption that knocked the city’s Bardstown Connect internet service offline starting at about 3 a.m. Friday, Sept. […]
