By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — As the General Assembly readies itself for the session starting at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 2, we are gearing up for a crucial period that holds significant importance for the constituents of Nelson County. This session, mandated by the Kentucky Constitution, grants us 60 […]
NC GAETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — A former Nelson County Jail employee was arrested, Tuesday following the continued investigation of an incident involving the discovery of a pipe bomb on Nov. 20th at a home on Jim Clark Road. Police arrested Mason Johnson on charges connected to the pipe bomb […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 — The state’s Supreme Court has denied a request from Brooks Houck’s defense attorneys to disqualify Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms from presiding over Houck’s legal proceedings. According to the state’s high court. “… the Defendant has failed to demonstrate any qualifying circumstances that would […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is seeking public input as improvement plans for KY 245 in Nelson and Bullitt Counties are developed. Due to growth in Bardstown and surrounding areas, daily traffic volumes have significantly increased, and this growth in traffic volume is expected […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 — Mayor Dick Heaton and the Bardstown City Council honored the Bethlehem Banshee’s girls’ soccer team and the Thomas Nelson High School cross-country teams for their state-level wins at the start of last night’s council meeting. NARCAN VENDING MACHINE. Councilwoman Betty Hart told […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 20,, 2023 — On Sunday night, Nov. 19, 2023, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office took a complaint of someone using police equipment earlier in the night. The complaint prompted to officers to obtain a search warrant for a home on Jim Clark Road. At the home, police […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 — First responders and their emergency response vehicles were the highlight of an event midday Thursday at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. Flaget hosted its third-annual “Blessing of the Rigs” on the hospital grounds near the emergency department as a way of letting […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2023 — The Lincoln Trail District Health Department, in partnership with NelCARE (Nelson County Addiction Response Effort) has placed a naloxone (Narcan) box at the First Christian Church of Bardstown that offers free doses of Narcan. Naloxone — known by the name brand Narcan — is […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 — Thanks to the generosity of a Bardstown family and their desire to turn a tragedy into lifesaving action, the city of Bardstown now has a safe place for a mother to give up her baby. Last week, a new Safe Haven baby box was […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court announced Tuesday morning it will conduct a public hearing at the end of its next fiscal court meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21st. The meeting will be held a the Nelson County Civic Center in order to […]
