By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 — The Bardstown City Council gave final approval Tuesday night to two ordinances related to the city’s intent to annex two seperate areas of property adjacent to the current city limits.
The first ordinance described the first area as property between KY 49, Loretto Road and Pottershop Loop and Pottershop Road.
The second ordinance described property along Woodlawn Road and along Filiatreau Lane and in the Nelson County Industrial Park.
CHRISTMAS PARADE. Longtime Christmas Parade chairwoman Wilma Sorrell explained some of the changes in this year’s parade — some of which are due to the loss of the city pool parking lot due to construction of the new aquatic center.
The theme this year is “Parade of Lights — Merry and Bright,” and is encouraging entries to have plenty of lights.
Sorrell said she’s seeing tremendous interest in schools and community members who want to be part of this year’s parade. She’s also started to field inquiries from out of state from tourists interested in visiting Bardstown just for the parade.
Last year’s parade had more than 130 entries, and this year’s parade will be limited to 110 entries, she told the council.
The entry fee for the parade has been increased from $25 to $35, she explained. Right now she’s already received more than 40 parade entries.
The Bardstown City Schools have agreed to allow the parade to make more use of the city schools parking lots for staging entries, she explained.
Sorrell said the parade couldn’t happen without her team of volunteers who really make it happen.
The deadline for entries is Nov. 26, 2025.
ISO FIRE DEPARTMENT AUDIT. According to Fire Chief Todd Spalding, the city fire departmentt receiving a Class 2 rating, which places the department in a fairly elite group of firefighters.
Out of 40,000 departments the organization evaluates, only 2,004 have achieved a Class 2 rating.
Spalding credited the city council’s leadership in helping build and improve the fire department and to staff it adequately, and support the department’s training needs.
UP NEXT. The Bardstown City Council next meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in the council chambers adjacent to the Rec Center gym on Xavier Drive.
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