NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 — While Nelson County’s incidence rating has dropped slightly since Friday’s figures, the county’s 79.7 rating keeps it well into the “red zone” range. In the six-district Lincoln Trail District, only Marion County has a higher incidence rating than Nelson County (94.9). Washington County is […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton provides an end-of-week COVID-19 update from his office at Bardstown City Hall. Heaton’s office releases these video updates each week for the benefit of the Bardstown community. Running time: 5 minutes, 14 seconds. -30- Please follow and like us:
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 — Autumn air will soon turn to a winter’s frost. A difficult year is drawing to a welcomed close. The hustle and bustle of the holidays feels different this year. Despite the many struggles and uncertainties, we remain full of gratitude for the many blessings […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a motion to request bids to clear two heavily wooded tracts in the Nelson County Industrial Park. The park property was logged more than a dozen years ago, but Judge Executive Dean Watts said that there is developable […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 — Like many across the state, I am reviewing the opinion issued by the Kentucky Supreme Court regarding a governor’s authority in a state of emergency. The court ruled unanimously in favor of the Governor and against the opinion of other courts. I have many […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 — No new COVID-19 cases were reported this past week in any of the K-12 schools in Nelson County according to school data published Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, by the Kentucky Department for Public Health data. The data is compiled from reports school districts provide to […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 — Kentuckians came through in a big way during the 2020 general election. The state set a strong standard for how an election should be run. Impressively, and to the credit of Kentucky’s hard working and dedicated County Clerks’ Office staff, volunteers, and the Secretary […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 — The level of interest in Tuesday’s General Election was evident at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at the voting center at the main branch of the Nelson County Public Library, with dozens of voters lined up to cast their votes. The line stretched […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 7 p.m. — Nelson County recorded the second-highest new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the day after the county set its record for new cases on Tuesday. Nelson County had 82 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday by the Lincoln Trail Health Department. The new […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Editor’s note: The total number of new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday evening has been revised from 97 to 96. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 — There were 96 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday afternoon by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. Added to Monday’s total of 22 new […]
