By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio. Thursday, May 9, 2019 — The Bardstown City Council approved a modified request at its working session Tuesday to close downtown streets for the annual Bourbon City Street Concert that will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2019. The city will also be celebrating National Bourbon Day […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 9, 2019 — At Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting, Mayor Dick Heaton emphasized that the City of Bardstown was firmly in favor of a western bypass route with a path that is close to the city — exactly like the route unveiled Monday to […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, March 27, 2019– The same rebranding efforts that have placed new logos on the City of Bardstown vehicles, stationary and signs may soon show up in a big way along the Bluegrass Parkway. Sam T. Lacy, executive director of the Bourbon Capitol Community Alliance, presented the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — The nationwide college admissions scandal hit very close to the Bourbon Capital of the World this week when it was revealed that Marci Palatella, one of the founders of Preservation Distillery, was named in a federal indictment Tuesday. Palatella and her […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 5, 2019 — Two people were injured Tuesday morning after a mash tank at the Barton 1792 Distillery collapsed, spilling 120,000 gallons of mash. According to Nelson County Emergency Management, Nelson County Dispatch received a 911 call at about 11:51 Tuesday morning. The Bardstown Fire Department […]
By SYLVIA HORLANDER Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 — Bourbon and wine — together? Yes! The collaboration is officially coming to the Bardstown Bourbon Company this spring, as the company continues to grow and diversify its brands. At an invite-only preview on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, guests got a special sneak peak […]
Jan. 22, 2019, Rowan Creek sewer project public meeting NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 — Bardstown has been named a recipient of a $1.6 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The grant will help fund a sewer infrastructure upgrade the city is […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 — Mayor Dick Heaton and the Bardstown City Council welcomed Officer Daniel Stark as the city’s newest addition to the Bardstown Police Department. Stark comes to Bardstown after serving seven years as an officer for the Springfield Police Department, Chief Kim […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 — Heaven Hill Distilleries unveiled plans Friday morning to substantially expand the Bourbon Heritage Center and add additional production capacity to its bourbon manufacturing and bottling infrastructure. Heaven Hill President Max Shapira said the company will invest a total of $65 million […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Business News Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 –– Bardstown’s Lux Row Distillers will lauch a special barrel-strength version of its Ezra Brooks brand Kentucky Bourbon this fall. The new seven-year-old Old Ezra Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey is bottled at barrel strength of 117 proof. According to a company press release, […]
