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Woodlawn-Beechfork United Methodist plans Memorial Day service May 27

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Friday, May 11, 2018 — Please join the Campground-Beechfork United Methodist Church friends and family association for a Memorial Day Service at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2018, to honor those who have served our country and those loved ones who have passed as we reminisce and celebrate their lives. The […]

May 17th, 2018 | Posted in Community News,Religion News | Read More »

Video: May 15, 2018 Nelson County Board of Education meeting

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 17, 2018 — Video of the Nelson County Schools Board of Education meeting Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The board approved new Central Office job descriptions and reviewed the first draft of the FY 2018-19 district budget, among other items. Running time: about 1 hour, 32 minutes.   -30- […]

May 17th, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,Education,News,State government | Read More »

Video: Nelson Fiscal Court meeting, May 15, 2018

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 17, 2018 — Video of the Nelson County Fiscal Court regular meeting Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Fiscal Court discussed the proposed 2018-19 budget, and the sudden increase in property values assessed by the Nelson County PVA office, among other things. Running time: about 1 hour, 24 minutes. […]

May 17th, 2018 | Posted in County government,Election News,Elections,Politics,Video | Read More »

Obituary: Joseph L. ‘Red’ Clark, 87, of Bardstown

Joseph L. “Red” Clark, 87, of Bardstown, formerly of Louisville, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Bardstown Health Center in Bardstown. He was raised in New Hope and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church from 1951 to 1998 before moving to Bardstown and joining St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in the Samuels […]

May 16th, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Obituary: Robert Eugene ‘Gene’ Wright, 86, Elizabethtown

Robert Eugene “Gene” Wright, 86, of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. He was born in New Haven to Robert and Alice Puckett Wright. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Severns Valley Baptist Church, Upton Masonic Lodge F&AM 76, and American Legion Post 113 […]

May 16th, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Poplar Flat Cemetery Memorial Day observance set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Friday, May 11, 2018 — The Poplar Flat Cemetery at Woodlawn, near Bardstown, will hold its annual Memorial Day Service 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the cemetery located at the end of Poplar Flat Cemetery Road. In the event of inclement weather, the observance will take […]

May 16th, 2018 | Posted in Community News | Read More »

Three injured Monday afternoon in head-on crash on US31E north of KY 509

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (Edited Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9:23 a.m.) –– Three people were injured Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on Louisville Road north of the KY 509 intersection and south of the Wolf Bridge. According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, at about 3:55 p.m., […]

May 15th, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Magistrates question sharp increases in some people’s PVA property assessments

  By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 15, 2018 — Property Valuation Administrator Barbara Tichenor attended Tuesday’s meeting to explain why the property valuations for some properties in southern Nelson County increased so dramatically. District 1 Magistrate Keith Metcalfe said that one property owners’ assessment jumped from $93,000 to more than […]

May 15th, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,News,Politics | Read More »

Fiscal Court told amphitheater temporary repairs complete — the 60th season is a go!

  By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 15, 2018 — The message at Nelson Fiscal Court was clear — the show WILL go on! Nelson Fiscal Court heard today that the state inspectors have approved the Certificate of Occupancy for the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre in time for the 60th […]

May 15th, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,County government,Historic,News | Read More »

Letter: Supports Judge Dan Ballou for Kentucky Supreme Court seat

To The Editor: I would like to take a moment to endorse Judge Dan Ballou for the upcoming Kentucky Supreme Court Justice election. Three candidates will be on the ballot on May 22. I haven’t a negative word to say about either of Dan’s opponents. To be honest, I like and respect them. However, I’ve […]

May 15th, 2018 | Posted in Opinion | Read More »

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