NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, May 17, 2022 — The 2022 Primary provided election watchers a number of surprise outcomes in local races. JUDGE-EXECUTIVE. In the three-way Republican primary in the judge-executive’s race, voters overwhelmingly chose former magistrate Tim Hutchins over former Democrat Bill Gentry and former county GOP chairman, Don Thrasher. Hutchins […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, May 15, 2022 — Tim Hutchins, a Republican candidate in the race for Nelson County Judge Executive, took time late Friday to respond to a series of allegations he was hit with earlier the same day in a radio broadcast by Pete Trzop and Esther McCune. The duo […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 3, 2022 — Nelson Fiscal Court held a first reading on the county’s $58.4 million budget at its first May meeting Tuesday morning, May 3rd. The budget was nearly twice as large as previous budgets. This is due to the inflow of federal rescue plan […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, April 27, 2022 — Heaven Hill Distillery has announced plans to start construction on a state-of-the-art $135 million distillery on 61 acres at 1015 Bloomfield Pike in Bardstown. According to a company press release, Heaven Hill will have the new distillery in operation by 2024 to help meet […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, April 23, 2022 — As part of the “Bradford & Brooks” radio show’s series of candidate interviews, Jim & Margie interviewed Ann Marie Williams on the show on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Williams is a Bloomfield area resident and one of two Republicans on the May primary ballot […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, April 20, 2022 — The three Republican candidates for Nelson County judge executive squared off Tuesday evening in a three-way debate from the PLG TV-13 studios in downtown Bardstown. Republicans Don Thrasher, Bill Gentry and Tim Hutchins spent a hour answering questions and highlighting the unique […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2022 — Nelson FIscal Court got its first look at the 2022-23 county budget at its meeting Tuesday morning. Judge Executive Dean Watts proposed $58.4 million includes $8.5 million in $8.4 million in expenditures from the county’s allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — The video of Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting of Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Running time: About 39 minutes. -30-
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 5, 2022 (Corrected Saturday, April 9, 2022) — Nelson County fiscal court voted unanimously to enter into a lease with a local veterans group for a Veterans Memorial Park on East Stephen Foster Avenue across from McDonald’s Restaurant. Bardstown-Nelson County Veterans Park, a 501(c)(3) local […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — The video of Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting of Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The court moved the meeting to the third week of the month, which required it to be a special meeting. Running time: About 44 minutes. -30-
