NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, March 16, 2020 — Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Hall Sidebottom announced this afternoon that her office will close and remain closed for the immediate future due to precautions the office is taking to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Sidebottom said customers seeking to renew their vehicle tags […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOCommunity News Thursday, March 12, 2020 — The Department of Transportation’s planned meeting next week about the US150 reconstruction project has been indefinitely postponed. According to an email from the District 4 offices in Elizabethtown, due to the health concerns regarding large public gatherings, the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday evening […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 10, 2020 — At Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting, Mayor Dick Heaton told the council about a meeting at City Hall that brought together first-responders, city and county officials with medical personnel and the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The meeting’s goal was to be […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, March 6, 2020 — Week nine of the 2020 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly proved to be the most productive yet. Activity will only increase from this point forward, because on Friday the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed its state budget bill. That bill is […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, March 6, 2020 — While we consider many bills and resolutions during a legislative session, the one task we are constitutionally obligated to accomplish is passing a budget. I am pleased to report that we are one step closer to that goal as I joined my colleagues in […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 5, 2020 — Individuals who plan to file as candidates for the November 2020 General Election need to be aware that the deadline to file has changed. In years past, the filing deadline was in August; however, effective this year, the deadline has been moved to 4 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 3, 2020 — Representatives from the Kentucky Department of Transportation presented Nelson Fiscal Court with its recommendations for maintenance and repairs of state roads in the rural secondary road program at the court’s meeting this morning. A large chunk — $617,000 — of the $1.44 […]
By ASHLI WATTS & JENNIFER HANCOCK Guest Contributors Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 — In communities across Kentucky, substance use disorders have taken a tremendous toll. Every day we are confronted with new data, reports and headlines that remind us of addiction’s staggering ripple effect. But we cannot forget that behind the numbers, charts, graphs and […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 — New Hope resident David Reed, the former Republican-turned-Democrat whose candidacy for 50th District state representative was being challenged by the the Nelson County Democratic Party, announced Saturday that he plans to withdraw from the race. “As it has become apparent that defending […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Dec. 14, 2020 — Both projects at the heart of this legislative edition of Liberty Boosters and Busters offer reminders of the costly, if unintended, consequences of government involvement in undertakings better left to the private sector. However, there’s at least an attempt to limit one […]
