By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, May 26, 2016, 7 p.m. — In response to questions regarding the City of Bardstown’s participation in the joint city-county 911 center, Nelson Fiscal Court approved first reading of an ordinance Thursday in a special meeting that will change part of how the 911 center […]
Owen Foster, 97, of Louisville, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Baptist Healthcare in Louisville. He was born Dec. 24, 1918, in Washington County to the late Harry and Sallie Jane Beavers Foster. He was a retired employee of Cave Hill Cemetery, an U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a lifetime member of the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 10 p.m. — Calling it a critically important issue for the safety of city police and firefighters, Bardstown Mayor John Royalty asked the council at its meeting Tuesday to weight the benefits of having the Kentucky State Police provide city 911 dispatch services. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 7 p.m. — A Bardstown City Council member warned that the general fund spending in the city’s 2016-17 budget will dangerously drain the city utility’s reserves. Councilman Fred Hagan told the council at Tuesday’s council meeting that by the end of the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 4 p.m. — To keep Downtown Bardstown and surrounding areas well-maintained, the Bardstown Mainstreet program is asking the City of Bardstown to help create a part-time groundskeeper position. Lisanna Byrd, the executive director of Bardstown’s Mainstreet program, told the council Tuesday night […]
Hilda Imogene Kennedy, 66, of New Haven, died Sunday, May 22, 2016, at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a former employee of the Nationwide Uniform Co. and a member of Rolling Fork Christian Church. She is survived by her brother, Delmont Kennedy; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. The funeral is 2 p.m […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 2 p.m. — With new guidelines now in place governing request for donations to the Bardstown City Council, two requests for donations by local groups died for lack of action at the council’s meeting Tuesday evening. The Nelson County Distinguished Young Women […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 1 p.m. — Roland “Coach Roe” Williams on Wednesday became the first sitting member of the Bardstown City Council to file for re-election. Williams, 68, a resident of Elmcrest Drive, is the tenth person to file for one of the six city council seats. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 11:30 p.m. — Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting featured an unusual event — a fulltime city firefighter calling out members of the city council for their votes related to the city fire department budget requests. Bardstown Firefighter Justin Brown called out […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 5 p.m. – The Bardstown City Council’s Safety Committee met Monday evening, May 23, 2016, to discuss a 911 dispatching proposal from the Kentucky State Police versus continued participation in the joint city-county dispatch center. Councilman Bill Buckman is committee chairman. -30- Please follow […]
