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 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 2, 2020 — The Bardstown-Nelson County Tourism Commission has announced that Samantha Brady has been hired as its new Executive Director. Brady, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce, will begin her new position on March 23, 2020. She […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 — The Bardstown City Council voted to approve two requests for community development grants from the City of Bardstown. Johnny Warren, the Stephen Foster Drama Association’s managing artistic director, told the council that the drama’s request for a $5,000 grant would be used […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 — The local Martin Luther King Jr. observance in Bardstown Monday featured messages from two dynamic women — state Rep. Attica Scott and the Rev. Monica Mitchell. Scott has represented state district 41 in Louisville since 2017. On Monday’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 — The Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution will conduct a Patriot grave marking for Corp. James Slate and Capt. Thomas Helm. A grave marking is a service conducted by the DAR and SAR honoring a Patriot from the American Revolution with an unveiling […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, May 22, 2019 — In what may be a first for the local Republican party, the Nelson County GOP county committee issued a resolution during its meeting Tuesday that takes 50th District state Rep. Chad McCoy to task for his support for legislation that would have […]
