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NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – The Nelson County Clerk's office announced Tuesday changes to the number of polling places and their location for Election Day, November 5, 2024. There will be no polling places in individual precincts; instead, there will be eight polling places spread throughout Nelson County. Residents […]…

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By CANDY MASSARONI State Representative Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – I am deeply disturbed that a national convention is openly supporting Planned Parenthood and not only promoting their agenda, but even going so far as to offer mobile services for medication abortion and the morning after pill. How did we get to this point? There was a time […]…

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By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – The Nelson Fiscal Court had some tough questions regarding a request by the New Hope Fire Department to increase its annual dues from $40 to $60. The request was first received by the Nelson Fiscal Court in June 2024. The court has delayed the decision […]…

August 20, 2024 / Learn more »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radiio Wednesday, August 14, 2024 – At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Bardstown City Council approved a new, lower property tax rate. The council voted to reduce the property tax rate, currently at 16.3 cents per $100, to 16.1 cents per […]…

14 August 2024 / Learn more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, August 9, 2024 – Steve Lawson, co-defendant in the Crystal Rogers case, fired his attorney at the start of a hearing in Nelson Circuit Court Thursday. The hearing was to consider motions from Lawson's attorney, Ted Lavitt of Lebanon, but Lawson's request for a new attorney […]…

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By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Steve Lawson, one of the defendants in the Crystal Rogers case, told Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III that he wanted to fire his defense attorney, Ted Lavitt of Lebanon, and requested the appointment of a new public defender. The trial was scheduled to […]…

August 8, 2024 / Read more »

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – The Nelson Fiscal Court has approved the first reading of the new property tax rate for the new fiscal year. The justices voted to reduce the property tax rate from 12.7 cents per $100 of value to 12.0 cents per $100 of value. This means that […]…

August 8, 2024 / Learn more »

To the Editor: I registered as a Republican when I was 18. Although I have many family members who are both Democrats and Republicans, I have always felt that my personal values ​​align more with the Republican Party. I have friends who are equally Democrats and Republicans, and I have always respected the other side, never […]…

July 23, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, July 21, 2024 – A Bardstown man was shot and injured at a home in the 5000 block of Boston Road Saturday afternoon. At 12:35 p.m., Nelson County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to the home on Boston Road for a disturbance involving a person who had been shot. When officers […]…

July 22, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, July 21, 2024 – The Nelson County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the eastbound lanes of the Bluegrass Parkway at the 32 mile marker for a report of a single vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found a single vehicle that had crashed into a tree that was engulfed in flames. The driver, […]…

July 22, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, July 21, 2024 — Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa was a studio guest on WBRT's “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Pineiroa discussed the success of the sheriff's office with one of its members working full-time with the DEA to […]…

July 21, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REORT Thursday, July 17, 2024 — The Bardstown Radio Team, owners and operators of WOKH FM, announced this week that in partnership with Bethlehem High School athletics and Bethlehem High School alumni, all Bethlehem High School Eagle football games will be broadcast on WOKH FM, 102.7. […]…

July 18, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 17, 2024 – One of the defendants charged with the murder of Crystal Rogers made a brief appearance in Nelson Circuit Court Thursday afternoon. Joseph Lawson is accused of aiding and abetting murder and tampering with evidence, among other charges, in connection with the disappearance and alleged murder of Crystal Rogers. Nelson Circuit […]…

July 18, 2024 / Read more »

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, July 14, 2024 — Disney's “The Little Mermaid” will come to life this Wednesday night, July 17, 2024, and Friday night, July 19, 2024, at the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheater at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. With eight performances scheduled this summer, there are plenty of options […]…

July 15, 2024 / Learn more »