NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, March 4, 2023 — Record high winds blasted through Nelson County Friday afternoon and evening, downing power lines, damaging roofs and uprooting trees all over the county. Counties all over Kentucky reported damage to homes, property and even reports of semi trucks being turned over due to the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 — House Speaker David Osbourne is one of the sponsors of a bill that will eliminate the tax on aging distilled spirits that brings millions of dollars of tax revenue to Nelson County and helped fund local schools, local governments and other agencies […]
Phyllis Shircliff Mattingly of Bardstown died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Louisville. She was a native of Nelson County, growing up on Monk’s Road in Culvertown and treasured regular visits to the Abbey of Gethsemani. Phyllis served in the Nelson County Clerk’s Office for 56 years and was elected as Nelson County Clerk in 1973. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 19, 2022 — Judge Executive Dean Watts led the final fiscal court meeting of his career Tuesday morning. During the meeting, Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa presented Watts with a shadow box that featured the emblems representing the magistrates and the various county departments Watts […]
By JIM BROOKSNElson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, July 7, 2022 — Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts announced Thursday morning that due to recent health issues, he will step down as judge executive effective July 31, 2022. Watts’ press release states that he has sent a letter to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear advising […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, June 16, 2022 — You won’t want to miss the 2022 Fairfield Homecoming all day Saturday, June 25, 2022, at various locations in Fairfield. The Fairfield Cemetery Committee will be cooking with all sales proceeds going for maintenance and restoration of the Fairfield Cemetery. Additional homecoming attractions include: […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT radio Friday, April 22, 2022 — For people unfamiliar with the classic car cruises, the sights of row after row of gorgeously painted and chromed cars and trucks can be a little overwhelming. So here’s a Car Cruise Spotters Guide that might help you know the type of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOZSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 — Bardstown businessman and veteran Jerry Janes was our studio guest on today’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on WBRT. Janes provided details of a proposed veterans park that he and a non-profit group of supporters would like to see built in downtown Bardstown. The […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 — Following an executive session regarding litigation at its meeting Tuesday night, the Bardstown City Council approved a settlement of $87,500 between the city, its Historic Review Board, and PIMIMA, a limited liability company owned by Bardstown businessman Bill Conway and his wife, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 — The Nelson County Schools’ Local Planning Committee voted Wednesday night to accept the Community Campus model as its recommendation for the school district’s District Facilities Plan (DFP). The committee’s 15-to-3 vote in favor of the Community Campus model — if approved by […]
