NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022 — While the deadline to file as a candidate in the May primary election remains Tuesday, Jan. 25th, a lawsuit over the General Assembly’s redistricting plans are likely to cause a delay for Tuesday’s filing deadline and push back the date of the 2022 primary […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 — The extended filing deadline for the May primary has resulted so far in one additional candidate to file for a magistrate’s seat on Nelson Fiscal Court. Tony Marie Wiley, 61, of the Hubbards Lane area, filed Tuesday as a Republican candidate for magistrate of […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, 1 p.m. — At their virtual meeting Tuesday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court heard that the county’s road crews used approximately 278 tons of salt on the county’s road for the Jan. 6th snow event that hit the county. On that Thursday, the county’s […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Rado Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, 12:30 p.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court’s plan to redistrict the county this year may not take place in May as planned. While current state law requires county governments to reapportion their legislative districts in May of the second year after a census, House […]
To The Editor: As a long time member of the Republican Party, I am concerned and a little confused that one of the candidates for Nelson County Judge-Executive, Billy Gentry, recently changed his party registration from Democrat to Republican. This was done only days before registering to run in the Republican Primary. I feel that […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 — The deadline to file to be a candidate on the May 2022 primary ballot was extended last week by the Kentucky General Assembly. The legislature moved the deadline from 4 p.m. last Friday to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Potential candidates have more […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 — Former 4th District magistrate Tim Hutchins filed Saturday, Jan. 8th to be a Republican candidate for Nelson County judge executive in the upcoming May 2022 primary. Hutchins, 62, of Mobley Mill Road, had discussed running for the office for several months, and he has […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 — Nelson County’s long history as part of Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District was ended Saturday when new Congressional District maps were approved by the General Assembly. The redistricting approved by the General Assembly splits Nelson County basically in half, with the southern part […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 — The Kentucky General Assembly released maps of its plans to redistrict Kentucky’s congressional districts, as well as the state senate and house districts. CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING. Nelson County Democrats have already objected to the set of Congressional redistricting maps released early today that […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 — Incumbent state Rep. Chad McCoy eliminated all doubt about his political future by filing as a candidate seeking re-election to his seat as 50th District state representative. McCoy filed his paperwork earlier Wednesday in Frankfort. He was first elected to the seat in the […]
