NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, 11 a.m. — The former vice-chair of the Republican Party of Nelson County announced his intent to file as a Democratic candidate for 50th District state representative. New Hope resident David Reed’s official press release was distributed early Monday, though social media has been discussing […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 — A Campbellsville man has filed his paperwork to run as a Republican for U.S. Senate — the fifth Republican to file to challenge incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell in the May primary election. Nicholas “Nick” Alsager filed his candidacy paperwork on Tuesday, according to the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 — Nelson Circuit Clerk Diane Thompson and Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Sidebottom urge Nelson County residents who made changes to voter registration while getting a drivers license since Nov. 1, 2019 to check their voter registration status. Those who changed their voter registration since Nov. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 — A Cox’s Creek man has filed to challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell for his seat in the U.S. Senate in the May 2020 primary. On Wednesday, Wendell K. Crow of Cox’s Creek filed as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Crow is the fifth Republican […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 — Congressman Brett Guthrie, who has represented Kentucky’s second congressional district since January 2009, filed for reelection Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Guthrie is a Deputy Whip for the House Republican Conference and fights for conservative policies that put Kentuckians first. In early 2019, Guthrie was […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 — Nelsonville Road resident Philip Bischoff filed earlier today as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 50th District state representative seat. A Republican Party of Nelson County press release states that Bischoff “wants to give voters a conservative option” in the May 2020 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 — On Friday, Don Thrasher, the county GOP party chairman who was the subject of an anonymous mailer received recently by Nelson County Republicans, filed a point-by-point response to the mailer’s allegations. By Thrasher’s own account, the majority of the claims are either […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 — Though Republican Philip Bischoff was the first in Nelson County to say he would file to seek Nelson County’s 50th District seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives, Democrat and Boston resident Kory Miller was the first in Nelson County to actually […]
By JIM WATERSPresident, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 — Former University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino once complained about Wildcat fans who were “consumed by (the University of) Louisville,” meaning a loss to their rivals in November leaves a permanent asterisk next to an entirely otherwise successful 30-win season […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 5, 2019 — Video of President Donald Trump’s rally at Lexington’s Rupp Arena. Nearly 20,000 supporters packed Rupp to the rafters to listen as Trump touted the accomplishments of Gov. Matt Bevin as well as his own. Running time: About 1 hour 23 minutes. -30- Please follow […]
