Martha Lucille Heineken-Cummins, 95, of Noordwijk, Netherlands, formerly of New Hope, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 at Noordwijk. She was the widow of beer magnate Freddy Heineken She was born Oct. 29, 1925 in New Hope, and she was the daughter of a Kentucky bourbon manufacturer and was a fashion model. She met her future […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 — You may have seen the banner ad on the Nelson County Gazette announcing the change. What change? The City of Bardstown on Monday launched a new name and brand for the city-owned cable TV and high-speed internet service. The new name — Bardstown Connect […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a recommendation to hire Shawn Gaither as the E-911 Dispatch Center’s new director. The vote took place at the court’s virtual meeting by teleconference Tuesday morning via the Zoom platform. Gaither, a resident of Bardstown, comes from Lebanon’s […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution in support of industrial revenue bonds totaling $28.5 million for the construction of three new bourbon rickhouses to serve the Barton 1792 Distillery operation in Bardstown. The 30-year bonds mean that the property owners will not […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 — For the first time in its 29-year history, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival will not bring thousands of bourbon aficionados to Bardstown to celebrate Kentucky’s signature drink. That doesn’t mean that bourbon fans won’t be able to enjoy the 2020 KBF virtually, however. Out of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 — Georgia-based developer and builder Rick Puig is planning to launch a new distillery at the site of the former T.W. Samuels Distillery in Deatsville. The Nelson County Economic Development Agency announced Tuesday that Puig will create Old Samuels Distillery at the site of former […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, May 29, 2020 — With expansions underway everywhere you look at Buffalo Trace Distillery, the whiskey maker recently expanded its status as World’s Most Award Winning Distillery. Buffal Trace was just named Distillery of the “Year by Tasting Panel Magazine at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 18, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton signed an executive order Monday afternoon that outlines the requirements Bardstown restaurants must follow in order to add outdoor seating areas to their establishments. The requirements allow restaurants to add outdoor seating to supplement their indoor seating, which is restricted […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, April 19, 2020 — Sazerac, the parent company of the 1792 Barton Distillery, has been accused of unfair labor practices by the company’s union employees working at the Glenmore Distillery in Owensboro. In addition to Glenmore and Barton 1792 Distillery, Sazerac also owns Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, April 3, 2020 –– Local government officials, first-responders, school, business and health officials participated Friday morning in a first-ever Webex teleconference aimed at updating the community on how the different sectors of the community are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. What made this event unususual was that […]
