NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, July 19, 2021 — Kentucky Sen. Jimmy Higdon announced Monday his intention to seek re-election as state senator representing Kentucky’s 14th senate district. The 14th district includes Casey, Marion, Nelson, Spencer and a portion of Jefferson County. “Since I came to the Senate in 2009, I have made […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Insitute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, July 15, 2021 — Renewed attention to who controls curriculum decisions is the equivalent of the sun starting to peek through the clouds in the stormy debate over the teaching of race in Kentucky’s public school classrooms. In well-intentioned but poorly executed efforts to bolster parental […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, July 12, 2021 — As summer speeds by and we look towards to the start of school, students and teachers will trade masks and temperature checks for recess and high-fives. Throughout the pandemic, students, parents and teachers were faced with challenges, including changes to students’ routine, ability to […]
By CHAD MCCCOY50th District State Representative Tuesday, July 6, 2021 — While July 1 may be the beginning of a long holiday weekend for some, for the Kentucky General Assembly it is day one of a new fiscal year and the first test of a new budget. Passing a budget is by far the biggest […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 29, 2021 — The Democratic Party of Nelson County will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the main branch of the Nelson County Public Library. Discussion of sub-committee assignments and updates on other plans will be the primary agenda for this meeting. All Democrats […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 22, 2021 (Revised 1 p.m.) — The Bardstown City Council will meet this evening at 6 p.m. in the council chambers next to the Rec. Center gym on Xavier Drive. This is an in-person meeting that will not be livestreamed. The Nelson County Gazette will have pater […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 15, 2021 — In an effort to control spiraling medical cost at the Nelson County Jail, Nelson Fiscal Court a contract with Tennessee-based Southern Health Partners, a company that has a 26-year track record of providing medical services to jails and correctional facilities. Judge Executive […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 14, 2021 — The Nelson County Republican Party completed its reorganization process Monday evening and elected a new slate of officers. Trey Bradley was elected as the party’s chairman for the next four years. “The turnout for the precinct elections last week and the turnout for the […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, June 14, 2021 — Criminal justice and public safety are two of the most bedrock functions of government. After all, our ability to keep communities safe is critical to success in everything else. During the 2021 Regular Session, my colleagues and I made criminal justice one of our […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, June 5, 2021 — The reorganization meeting of the Republican Party of Nelson County brought a capacity crowd to the Nelson County Public Library’s main meeting room Saturday morning. More than 100 Republicans from 23 of the county’s 24 voting precincts were represented at Saturday’s meeting. Cars driven […]
