NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 — The Nelson County Board of Education met in a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17th to approve the bids on the revisions necessary at Thomas Nelson High School to implement the Community Campus plan to move middle schoolers there. This video begins at the start […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 — Legislative leaders envision a more traditional, non-budget session during the 2023 General Assembly and are discouraging major policy changes and spending requests. House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, told Spectrum News that such an approach will allow “us to pump the brakes a […]
Dear Editor, The recent uproar in Nelson County Schools about merging Thomas Nelson High School together with Nelson County High School has left me wondering if splitting into two counties would be best for everyone. I was willing to dismiss the divisive comments I read on social media because people are more brazen behind a […]
To the editor, Just wanted to give a shout-out to the contractors for Salt River RECC. Very windy day today and apparently several trees and power lines down in the area.Had a tree go across the lines and the road about 3:15 p.m. today on Lutheran Church Road. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Department came and […]
Lisa Ann Masterson Whitener, 53, of Mount Washington, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, with her loving husband by her side. She was born Dec. 26, 1969, in Lebanon. She graduated from Marion County High School in 1987 and worked for the last eight years at Balfour in Louisville. She was a Catholic by faith. She […]
Mary Loreen Holloway, 85, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Landmark of Bardstown. She was born March 18, 1937, in Nelson County to the late James Hamilton “Dago” and Margaret Jomonica Ballard Hutchins. She was a retired receptionist for the Visiting Nurses Association and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 — At the end of a special board meeting that included more than 2-1/2 hours of fiery public comment, the Nelson County Board of Education voted 3-2 to reject the bids for the $24.8 million Thomas Nelson High School expansion project before later […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 — The Central Kentucky Adult Baseball Association is currently recruiting Over 45 adult baseball teams in Nelson and adjoining counties. According to Jody Bingham, president of the league, a team in Nelson County is already forming and is need of additional players. The team’s tentative […]
James Eugene “Jim” Fawkes, 77, of Bardstown, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 6, 1945, in Olney, Ill., to the late Marshall Eugene and Kathryne Correll Fawkes. He was a retired Nurse Anesthetist at Flaget Memorial Hospital after 40 years. He served in the Army and was a […]
