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 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 — The Nelson County Board of Adjustment meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, to consider a conditional use permit to allow placing an anaerobic biodigester plant near Dean Watts Park has been postponed and the location changed. The board of adjustments […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 — Luxco Inc., the parent company of Lux Row Distillers, has filed a lawsuit against Nelson Fiscal Court as a group and as individuals in connection with the court’s denial of Luxco’s application to use 182 acres in Botland as a location for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 — Nelson County government has re-opened the Nelson County Civic Center, 321 S. Third St., as a warming center today through tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. The move is due to the predicted low temperatures tonight of 7 degrees, and a high temperature predicted on […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 — Video of the Nelson Fiscal Court meeting of Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, which included comments from Tullamore residents regarding a plan for a biogas plant on Spencer Mattingly Lane. Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. -30- Please follow and like us:
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 — Residents in Bardstown’s Tullamore neighborhood attended Tuesday night’s Nelson Fiscal Court meeting to express their concerns over a proposed anaerobic biodigester facility that will be used to turn distillery slop into biogas, a form of methane, carbon dioxide, and other products. The […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 — Nelson County garbage collection crews began running Monday’s collection routes at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Due to hazardous roads, some garbage routes will not be run. Also, due to the extreme cold, some garbage may be frozen in cans and dumpsters and may […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 — After nearly 30 years working in local economic development, Kim Huston, president of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency and the Bardstown Industrial Development Corporation announced Thursday her plan to retire Thursday, April 11, 2024. In her role as head of economic development and […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court laid out ambitious goals for the New Year at its first meeting of the year Tuesday morning. Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins and Nelson Fiscal Court reviewed plans for using the county’s ARPA funds to assist with getting more city water […]
By TIM HUTCHINSNelson County Judge-Executive Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 — With a new year comes the reflection of the previous year and the goals for the upcoming year. In the next few weeks, I will be issuing a full run-down of Nelson County government for 2023. But first, I wanted to wait until mid-January so […]
