By TIM HUTCHINSNelson County Judge-Executive Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 — Friday Night lights are in full swing, pumpkins and mums are on porches, chili is on the stove, and the leaves are starting to change. Fall has arrived in Nelson County. With the work of the FBI and local law enforcement, the support of our […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 — The Joint City-County Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, to continue their review of the application and evidence submitted by Luxco Inc. to build distilled spirits storage warehouses on a 182-acre tract in the Botland community east of Bardstown. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 –– Botland residents had the chance to sound off at a recent special meeting of the Joint City-County Planning Commission about an 182-acre site in Botland for a proposed distilled spirits warehouse complex. The tracts involved are in the heart of Botland and […]
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, July 25, 2023 — Mayor Dick Heaton gave the Bardstown City Council an update on the status of the roundabout now under construction at the intersection of West Stephen Foster and Cathedral Manor in front of St. Joseph Church and School. Access to Cathedral Manor from West Stephen […]
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 […]
By TIM HUTCHINSNelson County Judge-Executive Saturday, July 8, 2023 — As I reflect on both the successes and the challenges that I’ve witnessed for my first six months as Nelson County Judge Executive, I am overwhelmed by the support that I have received by the citizens of Nelson County. COUNTY EMPLOYEE PAY BENEFITS. The successes […]
