Debra Lynn Mirick 58, of Fairdale, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was a Pentecostal by faith. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed playing card games and time spent together as a family. She was crazy about her family and loved them all unconditionally. She was preceded in […]
Cecil E “Gene” Ferguson, 94, of Fairfield, died Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served on USS West Point before serving on a US Navy mobile hospital ship. After an honorable discharge, he went to engineering school and took up flying. He served in Korean Conflict as a reservist with […]
Phillip Wayne Sharp, 64, of Lebanon Junction, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at Norton Brownsboro. He was a member of Clarkson Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Angela Sharp; his father, Meade Carroll Sharp; and his grandparents, Granville and Zelda Sharp and Abraham and Mae Morgan. Survivors include his wife, Marsha […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — While both the city and county school boards approved their 2020-21 school calendars earlier this year, the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those calendars remains unclear at this time. The topic of how the 2020-21 school year will start in […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — With the city school district’s last day of Non-Traditional Instruction set for Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Superintendent Ryan Clark said he was extremely pleased with the quality of instruction the district’s teachers have accomplished. Speaking at the board’s meeting Tuesday, Clark praised […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — A discussion of the 2020-21 county budget turned into a decision that will change how the county allocates local tax dollars for magisterial districts for road paving projects. For years, Nelson Fiscal Court has made available an equal amount of money for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nelson County Tuesday afternoon by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. Nelson County’s total remains at 34 cases reported since tracking the cases began. Four new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday in Hardin County. THE NELSON […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 19, 2020 — Speaking during Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting Tuesday morning, Nelson County Clerk Jeanette Sidebottom explained the planned voting procedures that will be in place for the June 23, 2020 Primary Election. There will only be one in-person polling location that will be setup […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 18, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton signed an executive order Monday afternoon that outlines the requirements Bardstown restaurants must follow in order to add outdoor seating areas to their establishments. The requirements allow restaurants to add outdoor seating to supplement their indoor seating, which is restricted […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, May 18, 2020 — Parents of students in the Bardstown City Schools can pose their questions to the Bardstown City Schools Board of Education by filling out a form found at this link. Questions for the board of education should be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday. The board […]
