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 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, March 26, 2023 — A group of concerned parents, community members and local educators have called a press conference Tuesday to highlight what they alleged are ethical violations, misconduct and neglect of duty of Nelson County Schools Board Chair Diane Berry. The group is demanding Berry’s resignation. Berry […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, March 10, 2023 — The 2023 Legislative Session is in the home stretch, with only six more days before we enter the veto period. Next week we will be in session Monday through Thursday, with two days for the House and Senate chambers to find agreement on any […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, March 3, 2023 — During the General Assembly’s fifth week of the 30-day legislative session, March came in like a lion, with over 30 bills clearing the Senate chamber. However, the legislative forecast is not calling for March to go out like a lamb, as plenty […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 — Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that Friday, that in December — and for the first time — Kentucky voter registration under “other” political affiliations has broken the 10 percent mark. In December, Kentucky saw 6,103 new voters register, for a net gain of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 — A Harrodsburg man was jailed in the Nelson County Jail Thursday after he tried to murder a woman while he was involved in a police chase. James Allen Goodlett, 26, of Harrodsburg, is facing charges of attempted murder; wanton endangerment; kidnapping; unlawful imprisonment; fleeing […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 — A Bardstown man was arrested Thursday on child abuse charges following an investigation by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. In the early morning hours of Oct. 2, 2022, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an address on Cliffwood Drive for a report […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 26, 2022 — Law enforcement investigation of a drug overdose death has led to manslaughter charges against a Bardstown man. On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Nelson County deputies were dispatched to a home on Leslie Clark Road to conduct a death investigation. Detectives determined that the 37-year-old […]
