By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 21, 2023 — Nelson County residents are still cleaning up from the recent high winds that ravished areas of the county, downing trees, and limbs and damaging buildings. Property owners who experienced damage are asked to sent photos and estimates of those damages to Nelson […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 21, 2023, — Tracy Hudson, the former chief financial officer for the City of Bardstown, was sentenced to 35 months in prison for her role in the theft of $764,093.39 of city funds while a city employee. Hudson pled guilty to felony wire fraud in U.S. District […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 21, 2023 — The Bardstown City Council discussed the future of the E-911 Dispatch Center at its meeting last Tuesday evening. The dispatch board that oversees the center voted unanimously at its last meeting to ask to be placed under the control of Nelson County government. Emergency […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, March 18, 2023 — Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall was the studio guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Hall discussed the county jail and his ongoing plans to improve conditions and programs the jail provides.
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 16, 2023 — Flaget Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a top employer on the 19th Annual “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” list. This is the sixth time the facility has made this list – the fifth time in the last six years. Each year, the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 14, 2023 — The Kentucky House has voted its approval of House Bill 5, the bill that will phase out the barrel tax that brought in nearly $9 million last year to help fund Nelson County schools and local governments. According to a statement from Rep. Candy […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, March 12, 2023 — Last week, my wife and I were both in downtown Bardstown at lunchtime, and we decided to “do lunch” — at the Old Talbott Tavern. Admittedly, I’m not a professional food critic. The only thing that qualifies me to write a restaurant […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, March 10, 2023 — The 2023 Legislative Session is in the home stretch, with only six more days before we enter the veto period. Next week we will be in session Monday through Thursday, with two days for the House and Senate chambers to find agreement on any […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 9, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court met at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on the second floor of the Old Courthouse. Running time: 1 hour, 53 minutes. -30-
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, March 9, 2023 — How much more economically competitive and free – including from special interests – might Kentuckians be if government’s priority was sound policy rather than divisive politics? A few weeks ago, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 1, which codified action the […]
