By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette
Thursday, Dec. 31st, 6 p.m. — Like print journalist across the country, I am saddened to read that the publication known as “the bible of the newspaper industry” for more than 100 years is officially dead. Today, the staffers of Editor & Publisher cleaned out their desks, its operation shut down [...]
By JIM BROOKS
The Nelson County Gazette
Monday, 12:30 p.m. — After returning from an early appointment this morning, I fired up my web browser and started one of my daily news reading sessions. My first stop was to follow-up on an issue that the Gazette has been following for some time — the controversy surrounding 5th [...]
By JIM BROOKS
The Nelson County Gazette
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, 6 p.m. – – With nearly a week to take in all the post-election watercooler talk and speculation from my fellow political pundits, your editor has decided to draft my observations on why Jodie Haydon lost his bid for the 14th state Senate seat last [...]
With less than a week to go before the Dec. 8 special election to fill the 14th District state Senate seat, candidates Jodie Haydon and state Rep. Jimmy Higdon met on an unnamed television network to answer questions and trade barbs.
Expanded gaming surfaced as a topic, as well as the ads that have been filling [...]