NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 — The surge in new COVID-19 cases in the Lincoln Trail District Health Department area continues to increase without any sign of stopping. The total number of new COVID cases in August surpassed July 2021 by 391 percent, and represents the most new COVID-19 cases […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 — The City of Bardstown has agreed to a settlement with the bonding company that provided the surety bond for former city Chief Financial Officer Tracy Hudson. The City of Bardstown will receive $350,000 in reimbursement from the bonding company. Adding this amount to the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 — The Bardstown City Council handled mostly routine business at its in-person meeting Tuesday night in the city council chambers next to the Rec. Center gym. Mayor Dick Heaton was absent from the meeting, and former mayor and Councilman Bill Sheckles was elected […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 — Following a discussion that touched on possible future rate increases, Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution committing it to a partnership that will build a water main from the City of Bardstown to a Louisville Water Co. water main near KY 245 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 — COVID-19 continues to see a resurgence in Nelson County, including among county residents who have already been vaccinated. Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts — who received the Moderna vaccine seven months ago — announced Monday that he had tested positive over the weekend […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 (Updated 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021) — The Bardstown City Council took a historic first step in insuring a long-term, future water supply for Nelson County by passing a resolution to build a water main to connect the city to a Louisville […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 — Near the end of Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting, City Engineer Jessica Filiatreau returned to the council chambers to announce that the boil water advisory has been lifted. During the meeting, Filiatreau explained that an equipment failure over the weekend left the water treatment […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 — A mechanical problem at the city’s main water treatment plant has led the City of Bardstown to ask all of its water customers to boil their drinking water that comes from the city water system. According to a city press release, an unidentified mechanical […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 — U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie presided over a broadband roundtable discussion Friday morning at the Nelson County Public Library. The discussion brought together representatives from the U.S. Department of agriculture, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and FCC Commissioner Brenda Carr to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 — The City of Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton issued an executive order Friday that effective Monday, Aug. 9th, a mask or facial covering will be required for entry into any City of Bardstown building regardless of vaccination status. The move follows similar moves by county […]
