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County considers adopting policy to ban employee use of medical marijuana »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court discussed how to proceed with a proposed resolution that would prohibit any county employee from using medical marijuana at its meeting Tuesday evening. The issue is that many county employees have “safety sensitive” jobs, and the use of medical […]…

Dec 19 2024 / Read More »

Worker dies in rickhouse accident Thursday morning at Heaven Hill in Bardstown »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 (updated 1 p.m.)— A Heaven Hill employee died in an accident Thursday morning inside one of the distillery’s bourbon warehouses. Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa said the accident at about 7:55 a.m. inside one of the Bardstown-based distilleries warehouses, also known as “rickhouses.” An employee […]…

Dec 19 2024 / Read More »

Video: WBRT’s ‘Good Morning Sunshine’ show reveals ‘Today Show’ visit to town »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 — Kim Huston, the host of WBRT’s newest radio show, “Good Morning Sunshine,” offers details about NBC’s “Today Show” plans to visit downtown Bardstown on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. She also receives a special long-distant phone call from the “Man with all the Toys,” Santa […]…

Dec 12 2024 / Read More »

Video: 2024 Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas Parade »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 — The Bardstown Radio Team broadcast the 2024 Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas parade live on Thursday, Dec. 5th. They also recorded video of the entire parade. Click below to watch the parade in its entirety, or catch it on YouTube. -30-…

Dec 12 2024 / Read More »

Massaroni seeks public input in advance of 2025 session of General Assembly »

By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 — While I traditionally use my legislative updates to share with you what we are doing in Frankfort, I would like to use this one to seek your opinion on some of the issues facing our Commonwealth. Below is my 2025 Regular Session Legislative Questionnaire, […]…

Dec 10 2024 / Read More »

Live Nativity scene to return to Bardstown Baptist Church Dec. 20-22 »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 — Once again Bardstown Baptist Church will be presenting its time-honored Christmas event with the Live Nativity on the front lawn of the church. Church members and live animals will be enacting the manger scene and the birth of the baby Jesus. After viewing the […]…

Dec 10 2024 / Read More »

Video: Nelson Fiscal Court Dec. 3 meeting »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 — Video from the Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 meeting of Nelson Fiscal Court. Also available on YouTube. -30-…

Dec 5 2024 / Read More »

Fiscal Court OKs plan to bring city water to Hurricane Hills development near Boston »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 — The residents of the Hurricane Hills development near Boston will finally be able to have access to city water, thanks to an agreement county government has reached with the development’s homeowner’s association. Since taking office, Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins has been […]…

Dec 4 2024 / Read More »

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth donate over $10,000 to school resource centers »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 — The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth presented donations totaling more than $10,800 on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, to the Family Resource Centers serving students in the Bardstown and Nelson County School Districts. The funds, a little more than $5,400 each, will help provide winter […]…

Nov 28 2024 / Read More »

Roller tapped to head-up Flaget Hospital’s Violence Prevention Program »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 — CHI St. Joseph Health recently named a longtime Bardstown resident as the new Violence Prevention Program manager for Nelson County. Misty Roller will lead the Green Dot Program across local high schools and the Nelson County Community Coalition. The effort will focus on empowering […]…

Nov 13 2024 / Read More »

Council OKs road closures ahead of annual Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas Parade »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 — The Bardstown City Council approved the requested street closures for the Bardstown Kiwanis Christmas Parade set for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. New this year will be the closure of part of North Fifth Street. This closure will allow parade organizers to place […]…

Nov 13 2024 / Read More »

Trial dates set for February, June 2025 for the three Crystal Rogers co-defendants »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 — Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III has set a date for the joint trial of Crystal Rogers co-defendants Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson. The trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Warren Circuit Court in Bowling […]…

Nov 10 2024 / Read More »

Challengers defeat incumbents in race for NC board of education seats »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 — The challengers for the two Nelson County school board seats on Tuesday’s ballot were each successful in unseating the incumbent candidate. In the race for the District 2 school board seat, Joedy Gilliland won in a landslide victory with 73 percent of […]…

Nov 7 2024 / Read More »

Judge sets trial date for Steve Lawson, Crystal Rogers co-defendant »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 — Steven Lawson, one of the three men charged in the disappearance and presumed murder of Crystal Rogers, will have a trial separately from his co-defendants, his son, Joseph Lawson, and Brooks Houck. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III issued an order Tuesday […]…

Nov 5 2024 / Read More »

Sen. Higdon: Amendment 2 will expand educational freedom, opportunity »

To the Editor, I’ve seen several posts about Amendment 2, and I want to share some background on why it’s on the ballot and why I support Amendment 2. For the past 22 years in the legislature, I have consistently supported efforts to improve K-12 education in Kentucky. While we have significantly increased funding for […]…

Nov 1 2024 / Read More »
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Nelson Count y Jail Logs — Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 26 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 23-24, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 25 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 20-21, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 22 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 16-19, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 19 2024 / Read More »

County considers adopting policy to ban employee use of medical marijuana »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court discussed how to proceed with a proposed resolution that would prohibit any county employee from using medical marijuana at its meeting Tuesday evening. The issue is that many county employees have “safety sensitive” jobs, and the use of medical […]

Dec 19 2024 / Read More »

Worker dies in rickhouse accident Thursday morning at Heaven Hill in Bardstown »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 (updated 1 p.m.)— A Heaven Hill employee died in an accident Thursday morning inside one of the distillery’s bourbon warehouses. Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa said the accident at about 7:55 a.m. inside one of the Bardstown-based distilleries warehouses, also known as “rickhouses.” An employee […]

Dec 19 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 12-15, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 15 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 10-11, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 12 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 8 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 6-7, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 8 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 4-5, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 6 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 4 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Dec. 2-3, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 3 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 »

Editors’ 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. […]

Dec 2 2024 / Read More »

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Obituary: James Randall Smith Sr., 79, Bardstown »

James Randall Smith Sr., 79, of Bardstown, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Jewish Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1945, in New Hope. He was a member of Taylorsville Moose Lodge. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved playing darts, horseshoes and fishing. He was preceded in death by his…

Dec 24 2024 / Read More »

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Sen. Higdon: Amendment 2 will expand educational freedom, opportunity »

To the Editor, I’ve seen several posts about Amendment 2, and I want to share some background on why it’s on the ballot and why I support Amendment 2. For…

Nov 1 2024 / Read More »

Letter: Be an informed voter when you go to the polls and cast your vote Tuesday »

To the editor, As Election Day approaches, I want to remind everyone of the importance of voting. In a nation as divided…

Oct 31 2024 / Read More »

Opinion: The claims in support of Amendment 2 are largely wishful thinking »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 — Starting later this week, Nelson County voters will go to the polls…

Oct 28 2024 / Read More »

Letter: Amendment 2 will give parents education choices for their children »

To the editor, With the formal election date(s) nearly upon us, now is a good time to remind everyone that your “educated”…

Oct 25 2024 / Read More »

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Hearing canceled for anaerobic digester facility; will be scheduled for March »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 — The public hearing scheduled this week regarding the proposed anaerobic digester…

Feb 17 2024 / Read More »

Video: Sale of city’s cable TV, internet discussed on WBRT’s ‘Bradford & Brooks’ »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 — Aaron Boles, the City of Bardstown administrator, was the studio guest…

Feb 16 2024 / Read More »

Bardstown council votes to sell municipal city cable TV, internet to Spectrum »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — Following a closed executive session, the Bardstown City Council…

Feb 14 2024 / Read More »

Town & Country Bank warns customers who may receive fake text messages »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, April 15, 2024 — Town & Country Bank and Trust Co. is warning customers of fake text messages being received by bank customers…

Apr 15 2024 / Read More »

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