By JUSTIN HALLNelson County Jailer Friday, June 23, 2023 — It is coming up on six months since I assumed office as your Nelson County Jailer. From the beginning, I was determined to leverage my previous experience and alter the course of our current facility. For far too long, our facility has operated in obscurity, […]
Terry David Welshans, 76, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville. He was born Nov. 8, 1946, in Charles City, Iowa to the late Ira Daniel and Mildred Irene Jenkins Welshans. He was retired from the Chicago Metra Commuter Railroad where he retired as their mechanical […]
Horace Churchill, 79, of Springfield, died Thursday, June 22, 2023, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1944, in Bardstown. He attended Second Baptist Church in Bloomfield. He worked as a farmhand, for Springfield Winery and as a mechanic for Charlie Leathers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maude Robinson Churchill and […]
George W. Halk Jr., 76, of Bardstown, died peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at his home. He was born Oct. 17, 1946, in Astoria, Ore., the late George W. Sr., and Hattie Bright Halk. He grew up in Massachusetts, Arkansas, and Kentucky. He was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. While living […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, June 23, 2023 — The Kentucky General Assembly is three weeks into the 2023 Interim Period meetings, and there are many items to update you on. As a reminder, the interim serves as an opportunity for lawmakers and stakeholders to come together to review previously enacted legislation for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, June 23, 2023 — Video of the special-called meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court on Friday, June 23, 2023. The only item on the agenda was first reading of the ordinance regarding zoning changes for bourbon warehouse projects in Nelson County. The measure was approved 4-0. Magistrate Keith Metcalfe […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, June 23, 2023 — In a special-called meeting Friday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court approved first reading of zoning regulations regarding the placement and construction of distilled spirits warehouses in Nelson County. The changes remove what is often referred to as “the 2015 100-acre rule” that added […]
Tony “Zook” Mattingly, 48, of Springfield, died Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital due to cancer. He was born May 9, 1975, in Louisville. He was a family-oriented, outdoor person who loved life. He enjoyed woodworking, laughing and having a good time. He was a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, June 23, 2023 — Video of the Tuesday, June 20, 2023 meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court. Running time: Approximately 1 hour, 52 minutes. -30- Please follow and like us:
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, June 22, 2023 — Video of the Tuesday, June 6, 2023 meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court. The meeting ended with an executive session to discuss the sale or acquisition of property. No action was taken in regard to the closed session. Running time: 2 hours, 46 minutes. -30- […]
