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Candidates file for non-partisan offices ahead of 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, June 2, 2024 — Tuesday, June 4th, is the filing deadline for non-partisan politcal candidates for office, including school boards, city councils, city commissions, etc. NELSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. As of Friday, May 31st, three people have filed for the three seats up for election in the […]

June 3rd, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,County government,Election News,Elections,News,Politics | Read More »

Bradford & Brooks: Massaroni is guest following landslide primary re-election win

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, May 25, 2024 — State Rep. Candy Massaroni was the studio guest with Jim and Margie on the Wednesday, May 22, 2024 edition of WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show. Massaroni was fresh off her landslide re-election win, defeating challenger Andy Stone despite the fact Stone […]

May 26th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Journalism,News,Politics | Read More »

Nelson County voters give Massaroni a landslide win in 50th District primary

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 21, 2024 — Incumbent State Rep. Candy Massaroni won her bid for re-election in a landslide win over challenger Andy Stone. As the first precinct totals were being counted, Massaroni jumped to an early lead and never looked back. In the end, Massaroni amassed more […]

May 22nd, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,News,Politics,State government | Read More »

Letter: Writer says Gazette editor’s Republican candidate bias is showing

To the editor, Showing Lee Watts’s video about Andy Stone is another example of Jim Brooks’ obvious bias towards Candy Massaroni. I feel I’m not alone in my viewpoint. By the way, Lee Watts lost in his election. Michael WheatleyBardstown Editor’s Note: The video referred to here was a snippet from Lee Watts’ own YouTube […]

May 18th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Letters to the Editor,Opinion,Politics,State government | Read More »

Judge Hutchins offers update on county government progress, future plans

Due to my illness over the last several months, I have not communicated as much as I would have liked to the citizens of Nelson County. Day-to-day responsibilities and planning for future projects in Nelson County have been extremely time-consuming. But I said that I would communicate and be transparent to the citizens of Nelson […]

May 16th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Business News,County government,News,Opinion,Politics,Public Safety,State government | Read More »

Jim’s Political Notebook: Video attempts to answer ‘Who’s the RINO’ in 50th District

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — I ran across a video posted a couple of weeks ago by Lee Watts. Watts was a Republican primary candidate for Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District in 2022, and he has a YouTube channel called Patriot Point. Determining which candidate is a RINO — Republican in […]

May 15th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Politics,Politics,Video | Read More »

Letter: Stone’s ‘B’ NRA rating casts doubt on his support for conservative values

To the editor, Over the years, the level of a politician’s support for one of our most fundamental rights, that of having the means of self-defense, has clearly been shown to correlate closely with their positions on other issues, both foreign and domestic. State Representative candidate Andy Stone only received a “B” score from the […]

May 15th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Letters to the Editor,Opinion,Politics,State government | Read More »

Letter: Writer says third-party PAC mailers are a ‘sinister effort to defame’ Stone

To the editor, I would like to respond to Mr. Nolan Massaroni’s recent letter addressing the “tactics and rhetoric” of Mr. Andy Stone during the 50th District primary campaign. I understand Mr. Massaroni’s desire to defend his wife, but to attack Mr. Stone’s character is pretty rich given the mailers I’ve received for his wife’s […]

May 14th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Letters to the Editor,Opinion,Politics | Read More »

Letter: Says Andy Stone is a ‘proven leader’ who’ll move county forward

To the Editor: I am writing in response to the many mailers I have received lately from Candy Massaroni and the PACs that support her.  They have decided to put a lot of labels on Andy Stone. As a matter of fact, the last one mentions books that are not in the Bardstown School libraries. […]

May 14th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Letters to the Editor,Opinion,Politics,State government | Read More »

Letter: Objects to Andy Stone’s ‘tactics and rhetoric’ in House campaign

To the editor, Andy Stone’s tactics and rhetoric throughout his campaign are unacceptable. Recent mailers paid for by Mr. Stone, with graphical misrepresentation of Candy’s image, lies, and his verbal assaults during debates have ended my silence. I wonder how he would respond if someone treated his wife the way he has mine. I believe […]

May 13th, 2024 | Posted in Breaking News,Election News,Elections,Letters to the Editor,Opinion,Politics | Read More »

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