NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 — J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery, created by Jeff Mattingly, a descendant of distilling pioneer John Graves Mattingly, opened its distillery Wednesday, Nov. 1st in Frankfort. The new distillery features 23,000 square feet, which includes a gift shop, tasting bar, a small pot still, and a […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 — The partner agencies of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency (NCEDA) board met Thursday morning. and Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins had some pointed questions regarding the firing of Samantha Brady, the former executive director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist Commission. Hutchins […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 — Samantha Brady is out as the executive director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist and Convention Commission. According to the Gazette’s sources, she was suspended from her job last week and was then terminated Friday for undisclosed reasons. Kim Huston, head of the Nelson County […]
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 […]
