By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 — The Bardstown City Council received a guided tour of the city fire department’s newest apparatus prior to the council meeting Tuesday evening at the Bardstown Fire Department’s Station 1 on East John Rowan Blvd. Firefighter Trevor Mattingly showed the council around the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 — At the start of Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting, the council approved a proclamation declaring February as Black History Month in the city. The proclamation noted achievements by three Kentucky African Americans — Stephen Bishop, who in the 1840s was a tour […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 — Nelson County ended the last week of January 2022, with near-record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, though the high numbers appear to have started to decline. In the last seven days, Nelson County reported 980 new COVID-19 cases, which topped the previous week’s record […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 — While introducing Gov. Andy Beshear last week, Judge Executive Dean Watts said he had considered presenting the governor with a rabbit’s foot for better luck, since so far in his administration, he’s had to deal with a pandemic, ice storms, flooding and […]
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 RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 — The Bardsdtown City Council opened its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 25. 2022, with a moment of silence for Mike Abell, former city employee and former Chief Financial Officer. The council listened to a report on the final results of its Fiscal Year 2020-21 audit. Running […]
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 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton opened Tuesday’s city council meeting with a moment of silence to honor former city employee and Chief Financial Officer Mike Abell. FISCAL YEAR 2021 AUDIT. The city council was presented the annual financial audit cover the past fiscal […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 — In a 4 p.m. press conference, Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton confirmed that the Tracy Hudson, the city’s former chief financial officer, was arrested by federal agents earlier Tuesday and was facing charges related to her alleged embezzelment of $764,000 in city funds […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 — The former chief financial officer for the City of Bardstown was arrested by U.S. Marshals on unnamed federal charges Tuesday morning. Tracy Hudson, 41, of Bloomfield, was arrested at 10:13 a.m. Tuesday morning and lodged in the Oldham County Detention Center. Hudson is facing […]
