NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 20, 2019 — The 114-year-old Confederate monument in the Bardstown Cemetery was vandalized late last week. Red paint was splashed on the monument and its base, with some paint drops on the grass around the base of the monument. There was nothing spelled in paint on the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (Corrected 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2019) — The Bardstown City Council approved a request from Kim Huston, president of Nelson County Economic Development Agency, to write a letter expressing the city’s support for a planned expansion by Itsuwa, a coatings company located […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 14, 2019 — The owner of the the building that houses Cafe Primo at 120 North Third St. is appealing a Historic Review Board denial of his request to replace the upper windows with brand new windows. The Bardstown City Council will hear the appeal at 6 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, May 9, 2019 — The Bardstown City Council approved a donation request presented by Matt Bowman, chair of the Bethany Haven board of directors on behalf of Bethany Haven and the Room At The Inn program. Both programs provide housing to those in need, he explained. […]
RaShae Jennings discusses the Newcomb Oil Co.’s plans to move an existing home at 118 East Stephen Foster Ave. and replace the existing Five Star Food Mart at that location with a store that will appear to be historic in nature. Running time: 6 minutes, 19 seconds. By JIM BROOKS Nelson […]
NC GAZETTEE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 — Listen to a preview of tonigh’s Bardstown City Council meeting, which will include council consideration of the Newcomb Oil Co.’s request to move the historic home located next to the Five Star Food Mart at the intersection of 2nd Street and East Stephen […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 — Heaven Hill Distilleries unveiled plans Friday morning to substantially expand the Bourbon Heritage Center and add additional production capacity to its bourbon manufacturing and bottling infrastructure. Heaven Hill President Max Shapira said the company will invest a total of $65 million […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 –– The Bardstown City Council Tuesday approved 20 recommendations by the Historical Review Board for approval of Conditional Use Permits from properties in the city’s historic district. The council approved the following recommendations (from the HRB’s Sept. 18, 2018 meeting) which included: […]
By JIM & ELIJAH BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 — The Bardstown City Council approved a request to close the streets and parking lots around City Hall, Spalding Hall, and the city’s Rec Center for use by the Kentucky Bourbon Festival which takes place in mid-September. Xavier Drive will […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 — Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts is proposing to leave the county’s real estate tax rate unchanged for 2018 at 14.3 cents per $100 value. Watts’ proposed tax rate is slightly higher than the compensating rate of 14.0 cents per […]
