By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 –– The Bardstown City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to pursue legal action against a city restauranteur who is in violation of an agreement with the city regarding an improperly built exhaust vent. In September, the council met with Bullitt’s Winery and Bistro […]
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 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 — Local media were on hand Tuesday to witness what could only be called “a Christmas miracle” — the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines at Flaget Memorial Hospital and the launch of vaccinations for the hospital staff. A shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 — After nearly an hour and a half of testimony and discussion, the Bardstown City Council voted unanimously to allow a Bardstown businessman time to change a pizza oven exhaust system he installed without the approval of the Historic Review Board. Last year, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, July 15, 2020 — The preservation of Anatok, the historic 1847 Bardstown home threatened with demolition, will be discussed today at 11 a.m. on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks.” Hosts Margie Bradford and Jim Brooks will be joined by members of the Anatok Preservation Committee, who are raising money […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 14, 2020 — The Bardstown City Council approved a $5,000 donation to the Stephen Foster Drama Association to fund the creation and operation of a Black History Advisory Council that will examine “specific elements of our shows and create supplemental content to help provide historic […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, July 3, 2020, 11 p.m. — The Anatok Preservation Committee is working to raise initial funding that will allow the committee to secure a lease with the Archdiocese of Louisville for the preservation of the historic Anatok home located behind Bethlehem High School. But to get the lease, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 30, 2020 — The preservation and restoration of Anatok is the topic of a meeting set for 7:30 Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in the chapel of Spalding Hall. The meeting of the Anatok Preservation Committee will discuss details on securing and weatherizing the home, which is listed […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Monday, June 29, 2020 — The shutdown of the economy has been tough on everyone; local businesses have been especially hit hard, particularly those that were not deemed to be “essential” by order of Gov. Andy Beshear. It was tough to drive through downtown any hour of any day of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 29, 2020 — Seven new COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in Nelson County by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The seven new cases push Nelson County’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 74. Local sources report that the new COVID-19 cases include: a 39-year-old Bardstown man […]
