By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 — The Bardstown City Council honored the 2021 Bardstown Lady Tigers varsity soccer team accomplishments in a proclamation approved at its meeting Tuesday night. The proclamation notes the team’s 17-7-1 record for 2021. The team won back-to-back 5th Region Championships, as well as […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 — Parents again returned to the Bardstown Independent Schools Board of Education meeting Tuesday to express their views on the school district’s mask mandate and the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on children. Bardstown parent Candy Massaroni talked about the regulations connected to to […]
By JIM BROOKSNeson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution Tuesday morning in support of a grant application to help pay for the joint city-county project to expand the internet to unserved and underserved areas. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear approved a grant program to assist internet […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 — As Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Co-chair of the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation, I want to keep you up to date on the transition of driver’s licensing services from Circuit Clerk’s offices to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) regional offices. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 — The Nelson County American First Caucus is inviting the public to a town hall meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at the Nelson County Public Library meeting room. The meeting will feature Christopher Henning, an Iowa native who served three combat tours in […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 — A group of parents attended Tuesday’s noon-time meeting of the Bardstown Board of Education to sound their opposition to the district’s policy to require the wearing of masks in the schools. The group of parents talked about the health issues of wearing […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 — The vice chairman of the Republican Party of Nelson County was recently elected to serve as youth chairman for the state GOP’s 2nd Congressional District. On Sept. 11th, James Victery was elected to serve as youth chairman for the GOP’s 2nd Congressional District as […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 — On the eve of the state’s signature Bourbon event — the Kentucky Bourbon Festival — the employees of the family-owned Bardstown-based Heaven Hill Distillery have gone on strike. Early Saturday morning, a handful of striking employees were already on the picket line in front […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 — Meeting again via video teleconference Tuesday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court discussed the future funding needs of the Nelson County Fire Department. The department has a paid staff that mans the station during the day. The department depends largely on its 30-plus volunteers […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 — Former Nelson County GOP chairman Don Thrasher was the guest with WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, show to discuss his possible candidacy as a Republican candidate for Nelson County judge executive. Running time: About 38 minutes. EDITOR’S NOTE. Thrasher […]
