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Crystal Rogers case co-defendant joins Houck in request to change venue »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, March 10, 2024 — A second defendant in the Crystal Rogers murder case has filed for a change of venue. Stephen Eugene Lawson, 53, through his attorney, Ted H. Lavitt, filed to for a change of venue following a change of venue request from Brooks Houck […]…

Mar 10 2024 / Read More »

Legislative update: Sen. Higdon reviews Week 10 of the 2024 Legislative session »

By JIMMY HIGDON14 District State Senator Friday, March 8, 2024 — The Kentucky General Assembly has wrapped up the 10th legislative week of the 2024 Regular Session. The pace quickened this week with several measures seeking Senate approval. I collaborated closely with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet throughout the session and in week 10 we passed […]…

Mar 8 2024 / Read More »

Candidate announces he’ll withdraw from 50th District state representative race »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, March 8, 2024 — Don Thrasher, a candidate for 50th District state representative, announced early Friday that he plans to withdraw from the race. Thrasher said his decision came down to his need to be available for the care of his mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s […]…

Mar 8 2024 / Read More »

Brooks Houck’s attorneys ask judge to consider change of venue for possible trial »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 7, 2024 — The attorneys representing Brooks Houck haved filed a request for a change of venue with Nelson Circuit Court. The filing requests that the court grant the defense’s motion to move the case to either Boyd County or Daviess County due to the extensive pretrial […]…

Mar 7 2024 / Read More »

Video: NC Forward interview on WBRT’s ‘Bradford & Brooks’ radio show »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Jessica Hogue and Jamie Miracle, both with Nelson County Forward, a group focused on county school board accountability and providing equity and quality education for all students, sat it with Jim and Margie for the Wednesday, March 6, 2024 broadcast of WBRT’s “Bradford & […]…

Mar 6 2024 / Read More »

Fiscal Court examines the cost of a building a new 700-bed county jail »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday,, March 5, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court spent more than an hour in a discussion about the pros and cons of building a new, much larger county jail. Hopkinsville-based architect Kevin Sharp provided a slide presentation where he showed the court how, in his estimation, a […]…

Mar 6 2024 / Read More »

The county’s annual bulky item pickup nearing completion of its first phase »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 5, 2024 — The first phase of the county’s bulky item pickup will be completed this week, according to John Greenwell, the county’s solid waste coordinator. The next phase that begins Monday, March 11, 2024, will include the areas south of the Bluegrass Parkway and […]…

Mar 6 2024 / Read More »

Board votes 4-1 to oust Wes Bradley as superintendent of Nelson County Schools »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, March 4, 2024 — The Nelson County Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday evening to remove Wes Bradley from his job as superintendent of Nelson County Schools. The vote came at the second special-called board meeting in a week. As with last week’s meeting, Monday’s meeting […]…

Mar 4 2024 / Read More »

Campbellsville woman faces drug trafficking charge after Monday traffic stop »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 — A Campbellsville woman was arrested on drug-related charges Monday evening during a traffic stop by a Nelson County deputy sheriff. According to a sheriff’s office press release, Deputy S. Quire stopped a 2010 Ford Fusion on KY 245 at about 9:29 p.m. Monday for […]…

Feb 29 2024 / Read More »

‘Bradford & Brooks’ guest is former AG government transparency expert »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 — If you are interested in good government, then you won’t want to miss Wednesday morning’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show. Our guest is Amy Bensenhaver, a former assistant Kentucky attorney general whose focus was government transparency. Bensenhaver worked as a staff attorney under six […]…

Feb 27 2024 / Read More »

Kentucky man with local ties sentenced on federal fraud, money laundering charges »

NC GAZETTTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 — A Kentucky man with ties to Nelson County, Louisville and LaGrange, was sentenced recently to 9 years and 2 months in prison for loan fraud and money laundering. According to court documents, Wavy Curtis Shain, 42, a former Louisville attorney and real estate title […]…

Feb 27 2024 / Read More »

County school board takes no action after nearly 6 hours in executive session »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 — The Nelson County Board of Education met in a special-called meeting Monday morning that focused solely on a closed executive session that lasted nearly six hours. Board Chair Amanda Deaton called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Monday morning. The board then went […]…

Feb 26 2024 / Read More »

Steve Cambron indicted for misconduct while serving as Bloomfield police chief »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 — Former Bloomfield Police Chief Harry Steve Cambron was indicted Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, on charges related to the turmoil in Bloomfield last summer that led to calls for the mayor to resign following his firing of Cambron and the city clerk. Cambron, 67, of […]…

Feb 24 2024 / Read More »

Fiscal court approves grant to help prep last available tract in industrial park »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution regarding a $1.2 million grant that will be awarded jointly the county, the City of Bardstown, NCEDA and the Bardstown Industrial Development Corp. The approval came at its second regular meeting of the month on Tuesday […]…

Feb 21 2024 / Read More »

2023 Bethlehem girls state championship soccer team honored by new road sign »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins and members of the state champion 2023 Bethlehem High School girls soccer team and their supporters gathered Monday afternoon for the official unveiling of a sign that announces to visitors that Bardstown is home to the 2023 girls state […]…

Feb 20 2024 / Read More »
Police / Fire / EMS

Nelson County Jail Logs — Wednesday, March 13, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 13 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Tuesday, March 12, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 13 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Monday, March 11, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 12 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Sunday, March 10, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 11 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Saturday, March 9, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 10 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Friday, March 8, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 9 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Thursday, March 7, 2024 »

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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]

Mar 8 2024 / Read More »

Brooks Houck’s attorneys ask judge to consider change of venue for possible trial »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 7, 2024 — The attorneys representing Brooks Houck haved filed a request for a change of venue with Nelson Circuit Court. The filing requests that the court grant the defense’s motion to move the case to either Boyd County or Daviess County due to the extensive pretrial […]

Mar 7 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Wednesday, March 6, 2024 »

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. Everyone booked into the jail […]

Mar 6 2024 / Read More »

Fiscal Court examines the cost of a building a new 700-bed county jail »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday,, March 5, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court spent more than an hour in a discussion about the pros and cons of building a new, much larger county jail. Hopkinsville-based architect Kevin Sharp provided a slide presentation where he showed the court how, in his estimation, a […]

Mar 6 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Tuesday, March 5, 2024 »

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. Everyone booked into the jail […]

Mar 5 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Monday, March 4, 2024 »

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. Everyone booked into the jail […]

Mar 5 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Sunday, March 3, 2024 »

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. Everyone booked into the jail […]

Mar 3 2024 / Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs — Saturday, March 2, 2024 »

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. Everyone booked into the jail […]

Mar 2 2024 / Read More »

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Obituary: William ‘Bill’ Morris Breeden, 78, Bardstown »

William “Bill” Morris Breeden, 78, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. He was born April 6, 1945, to the late Hubert Russel and Mildred Angela Stumph Breeden. He was a retired plant manager for Fontaine and a former employee of Trailmobile, Ravens, and Talbert. He was a member…

Mar 13 2024 / Read More »

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Letter: HB 5 addresses crime but overlooks one prevention measure — churches »

To the editor, House Bill 5 before the legislature calls for more incarceration and longer prison sentences. A local writer listed some crime prevention measures but left out a main…

Feb 20 2024 / Read More »

Letter: Look local, not to Frankfort, for solutions to the whiskey fungus problem »

To the editor, Less than a year ago, the Kentucky House of Representatives voted to remove the Barrel Tax to the benefit…

Feb 18 2024 / Read More »

Opinion: City Council should consider sale’s impact on cable TV, internet subscribers »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2024 — The Bardstown City Council meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. this evening includes…

Feb 13 2024 / Read More »

Opinion: County needs to reverse its denial of Luxco’s proposed Botland warehouses »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Sunday, Feb 4, 2024 — With the county facing a huge lawsuit from the parent company of…

Feb 5 2024 / Read More »

Tech

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 »

Broadband internet, cable TV sale on tomorrow’s ‘Bradford & Brooks’ »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 — City cable TV and internet subscribers won’t want to miss Wednesday’s…

Feb 13 2024 / Read More »

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 facility has been delayed at the request of…

Feb 17 2024 / Read More »

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