NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 — Due to the predicted extreme heat and humidity, the Nelson County Civic Center, 321 S. Third St., Bardstown, will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, as a cooling center for county residents who need shelter from […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023 — Due to the expected excessive heat, City of Bardstown garbage collection crews will be starting their rounds one hour earlier for the remainder of this week. We are asking customers to please have their garbage placed curbside by 6 a.m. this week. For questions, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, June 30, 2023 — Attorney General Daniel Cameron is taking steps to oppose a push by electric vehicle makers to eliminate AM radios in their all-electric vehicles. “Eliminating AM radio could harm Kentuckians who need it to stay safe and informed about what’s happening in the Commonwealth,” Attorney […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, March 4, 2023 — Record high winds blasted through Nelson County Friday afternoon and evening, downing power lines, damaging roofs and uprooting trees all over the county. Counties all over Kentucky reported damage to homes, property and even reports of semi trucks being turned over due to the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 — With bitter cold wind chill temperatures in the forecast, Nelson County residents who may find themselves without heat or electric for their heat can go to the Nelson County Civic Center, 310 S. Third St. in Bardstown. The civic center will be open through […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, 1 p.m. — At their virtual meeting Tuesday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court heard that the county’s road crews used approximately 278 tons of salt on the county’s road for the Jan. 6th snow event that hit the county. On that Thursday, the county’s […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Dec. 10, 2021 — Nelson County was under a tornado warning overnight in the early morning hours Saturday as a massive tornado-producing supercell thunderstorm passed through Central Kentucky. The first fatalities caused by this single thunderstorm happened while it was still in Arkansas. At about 8:15 local time, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, 9:45 a.m. — Due to the heavy rains this morning, North Third Street in the area in front of the Bardstown City Cemetery is closed due to high water. If you are planning to drive into Bardstown from the north, plan on a different route […]
By JOE ARNOLDVice President, Strategic CommunicationsKentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives. Monday, March 8, 2021 — Imagine scaling a 40 foot ice-covered utility pole to perform highly technical and physically demanding tasks in a dangerous environment knowing that countless people were depending on you. That’s a typical moment for the heroic electric cooperative line technicians who […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Feb . 11, 2021 — The wintry mix that coated Nelson County with varying layers of ice and a dusting of snow left hundreds of homes in the dark overnight as tree limbs fell and power lines broke under the weight of accumulated ice. Salt River Electric crews […]
