NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 — The Joint City-County Planning Commission has delayed taking action on the application by Luxco, the parent company of Bardstown’s Lux Row Distillers, for a 182-acre bourbon warehouse complex in the heart of the Botland community east of Bardstown The commission held a two-hour public […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT [CORRECTION: According to the planning commission, the 0.7 acre tract owned by Luxco adjacent to the main tract is zoned residential and is NOT part of its application for its proposed bourbon warehouse complex. The Gazette regrets the error.] Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 — Luxco Inc., the parent company […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023 — Due to the expected excessive heat, City of Bardstown garbage collection crews will be starting their rounds one hour earlier for the remainder of this week. We are asking customers to please have their garbage placed curbside by 6 a.m. this week. For questions, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023 — Rick Howlett, a familiar voice to Nelson County and across the state in his various jobs as a radio broadcaster, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Rick got his start at WBRT/WOKH in Bardstown around 1984, and for a time he was the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Sunday, July 30, 2023 — My family and I have used DoorDash from time to time over the past couple of years when we have a craving for fast food without taking time to drive to town to pick it up. DoorDash uses a smartphone app and allows you to […]
By TIM HUTCHINSNelson County Judge-Executive Thursday, July 20, 2023 — A constant question and concern for our citizens is that there are no activities for our kids and families. I agree 100 percent. There are generations of Nelson Countians who experienced and made memories at the skating rink and bowling alley while many teenagers of […]
By DICK HEATONMayor of Bardstown Sunday, July 16, 2023 — The City of Bardstown has been working on a plan for an indoor sports and aquatic center since the Spring of 2021. We started by having a market and feasibility study performed by Pinnacle Indoor Sports. This study was funded by the City, Nelson Co. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, July 12, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court held a special meeting on Monday, July 10, 2023. The meeting was moved from its original date — July 4th — due to the holiday. Among the agenda items: discussion and approval of bids for the landfill expansion; approval of a […]
By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Tuesday, July 11, 2023, — Kentucky is not only famous for its horse racing and bourbon but also for its vibrant agricultural heritage. If you need proof, there is no better place than our farmers markets to appreciate what our farms and farmers mean to us firsthand. These markets […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, July 10, 2023 — At its special Monday meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court, the magistrates approved the reorganization of the county parks and recreation department, including the creation of a long-term planning committee. Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins told the court that Dean Watts Park — now nearly […]
