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 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — Speaking during Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting Tuesday morning, Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Sidebottom explained the planned voting procedures that will be in place for the June 23, 2020 Primary Election. There will only be one in-person polling location that will be setup […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Monday, May 4, 2020 — What would have been the weekend of the 146th Kentucky Derby made the ongoing COVID-19 response more difficult. We will have to wait until September for this time-honored tradition that is beloved by Kentuckians and people across the world, but thankfully within the past […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, April 30, 2020 — For the first summer since 1959, the sounds of the music of Stephen C. Foster will not be performed under the stars as part of the historic “Stephen Foster Story.” Known local as simply “The Drama,” the 2020 season of the summer musical has […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 14, 2020 — The Bardstown City Council tooks steps at its videoconferenced meeting Tuesday night to set aside funds to help local businesses and non-profit organizations recover from the affects of the COVID-19 virus impacts on their operations. And the council took the first steps […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, March 4, 2020 — Bardstown’s Conway Heaton auto dealership has announced that it will discontinue its franchise for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram truck products effective May 1, 2020. The dealership will continue as a Ford dealership, and continue operation as Kentucky’s oldest Ford dealership, and one of […]
