NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 2, 2020 — The Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission has announced that Samantha Brady has been hired as its new Executive Director. Brady, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce, will begin her new position on March 23, 2020. She […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 — Peter T. Loftin, founder of the Bardstown Bourbon Co. and the company’s chairman, died unexpectedly at his home in Miami, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. Loftin was 62. Loftin was a telecom entrepreneur who founded a company called BTI in 1983 and drove […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 25, 2019 — After nearly 30 minutes of discussion about allowing bars to serve alcohol until 2 a.m., the Bardstown City Council told the After Hours Coalition to reduce the number of dates it wanted longer hours from 18 to “four or five.” But members […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 24, 2019 — The downtown bar owners seeking to extend alcohol sales to 2 a.m. in the city will present a proposal to the Bardstown City Council at its meeting Tuesday night to sell alcohol to 2 a.m. on up to 18 specific dates, five additional variable […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, June 14, 2019, 2 a.m. In this edition of The Jim Brooks Podcast, Jim examines the request by city bar owners who want to expand their sales hours to 2 a.m., and the elephant in the room that was publicly addressed at the city council’s safety committee meeting […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, June 13, 2019 — The Bardstown City Council’s safety committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss how to move forward with a plan to allow bars to remain open until 2 a.m. the council members may be willing to approve. Jerry Lear, representing Xavier’s Bar, Detra Haycraft […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 11, 2019 — The Bardstown City Council approved a request from the Bardstown Bourbon Co. for a large sign that will be affixed to their building facing in the direction of the Bluegrass Parkway. The requests falls under a special provision of the city’s sign […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 4, 2019 — The Bardstown City Council discussed at length an ordinance that would allow city bars to stay open until 2 a.m., but in the end, voted to delay making a decision. Bars currently close at 1 a.m. Representatives of the bars asking for […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (Corrected 9 a.m. May 29, 2019) — After a lengthy discussion, the Bardstown City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that will extend the hours that local bars can sell alcohol from 1 a.m. 2 a.m. Several members of the council […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 22, 2019 — An overturned semi tanker truck that caught fire closed both the east and westbound lanes of the Bluegrass Parkway for several hours Monday afternoon. At about 3:25, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched for single-vehicle accident near the 16 mile marker eastbound on […]
