By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 — With a crush of state and national media in attendance physically and electronically, the man charged with the murder of Crystal Rogers entered a not guilty plea Thursday afternoon via video teleconference in Nelson Circuit Court. Appearing from the Hardin County Detention […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 — A Bardstown man was arrested last Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, and charged with criminal trespassing at the Big Sandy federal penitentiary in Martin County near Inez. Marcus Alejandro Durbin, 19, of Bardstown, was found on the penitentiary property with a ski mask, hand restraints […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug.15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins told Nelson Fiscal Court Tuesday that he has created a Nelson County Fairgrounds Planning Committee that will examine the fairgrounds property as it is and look at ways to improve the fairgrounds in the future. According to Hutchins, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 11, 2023 — The Bardstown Fire Department responded early Tuesday morning to a structure fire on Scotch Court in Bardstown. Firefighters responded at 4:15 a.m. to the 200 block of Scotch Court for fire on the outside of garage at a home there. The first firefighters on […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, June 30, 2023 — Starting July 1st, a change in the Motor Vehicle Usage Tax means that all camping trailers, pull-behind, fifth-wheel, and pop-up camping vehicles that contain living quarters and must be licensed for use on state highways will now be subject to Kentucky’s 6 percent motor […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — A special meeting of the Bloomfield City Council is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1st, at the Northeast Nelson County Firehouse, 130 Perry St., in Bloomfield. Bloomfield residents who have signed up will have an opportunity to speak to the council on the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, May 18, 2023 — On Thursday, May 11th, I wrote and posted a news story about Nelson Fiscal Court’s approval of new garbage rates that will be effective July 1st, 2023. In that story, I mentioned that a discounted garbage rate (50 percent off the standard […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 16, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved the road paving requests from four of the county’s five magistrates at its meeting Tuesday. Magistrate M.T. Harned had not yet finalized his paving list in time for Tuesday evening’s fiscal court meeting. BONUS FUNDING. Nelson County Judge-Executive […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 1, 2023 — Nelson County Judge Executive Tim Hutchins unveiled his proposed 2023-24 budget at a special-called meeting Monday afternoon of Nelson Fiscal Court. PAY RAISES. Hutchins called his draft budget a conservative one, though it does include at least a 6.5 percent raise for county employees, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, April 26, 2023 — A New Haven man was arrested Monday after a police pursuit in southern Nelson County and faces alcohol charges related to a complaint of shots fired at a construction crew in the St. Thomas area south of Bardstown. According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s […]
