Video captures record's denial ...
AG rules that county violated Open Records Act
Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11 p.m. -- In a dispute over access to county records, the Kentucky Attorney General's Office ruled Thursday that Judge Executive Dean Watts violated the Kentucky Open Records Act. The ruling is the latest development in the ongoing saga of the owner of a Bardstown web site and a Bardstown city council candidate who have been posting alleged wrongdoings by county government and the county's building inspector's office on a local web site. Click here for more, including video and documents.

Et tu, Gannett?
Gannett slashes 1,000 newspaper jobs; 15 to lose jobs at C-J
Thursday, Aug 14, 2008,10:35 p.m. -- Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, announced plans to slash 1,000 jobs due to decling advertising and circulation revenue. Courier-Journal publisher Arnold Garson told employees that 15 jobs would be cut at the Louisville newspaper. He added that the company does not see the revenue declines reversing any time soon. To read the full Reuters story, click here.

Cox move means one less suitor for Ky. Standard parent company
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008,11:45 p.m. -- While readers of The Kentucky Standard and PLG-TV 13 viewers wait to find out who will buy the Standard's parent company, another media chain announced today it is also selling most of its newspaper holdings. Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises announced Wednesday that it will sell 14 of its 17 daily newspapers and its 26 non-daily community newspapers located primarily in North Carolina, Ohio, Colorado and Texas. Click here for more.

Funeral home owner suing pastor of St. Catharine Church in New Haven
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008, 3:40 p.m. -- A New Haven funeral home owner and operator has filed a lawsuit against the pastor of St. Catharine of Alexandria church in New Haven, alleging the priest's new policies at the Catholic church will cause the funeral home to lose funeral business and income. Click here for more.

Gazette investigating groundshaking event felt at state golf course
Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 10:40 p.m. -- The Nelson County Gazette is investigating what has been best described as a seismic event felt Sunday around noon by golfers at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Those who felt the disturbances said it felt as if the ground had fallen down under their feet in a vertical type of movement. The first event felt like a single, very intense bang below the golf course' surface. The second event consisted of a pair of hard vertical bangs coupled closely together. The U.S. Geological Survey did not report anyseismic activity in the area. Two small temblors -- both close to but outside the state -- were recorded last week. The first was a 2.6 magnitude quake in West Tennessee near the town of Tiptonville. The second was a 2.1 magnitude quake 5 miles north of Blytheville, Ark. Did you feel the Earth move Sunday? Contact the Nelson County Gazette with your report.

Deputies investigate reports of subjects throwing objects off BG overpass
Sunday, Aug 10, 2008, 1:40 a.m. -- The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of an individual or individuals throwing objects at passing vehicles from the Murphy's Lane overpass of the Blue Grass Parkway. According to Nelson County Dispatch, a UPS driver called to report his truck was struck and dented by objects thrown in his path in the westbound lanes of the parkway near the 36-mile marker. The driver told police there were two ofther vehicles in the same location with windshields damaged by objects dropped from the same overpass. Officers are responding as this report was published. Developing ....

FROM THE BLOG: KY Standard earns mention in WSJ column
Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008, 7 p.m. -- While I'm not a regular reader of the print edition of the Wall Street Journal, I learned today that a headline in our local newspaper received a brief mention in the July 17th edition of the WSJ's "Best of the Web" column by James Taranto. Click here to read Jim's Blog.

Callers grill Magistrate Tim Hutchins on 'Brooks & Ken' Show
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 5 p.m. -- Magistrate Tim Hutchins may have gotten more than he bargained for when he agreed to be a guest Tuesday morning on WBRT's "Brooks & Ken Show." He s probably anticipated callers' questions about the hotly contested proposed smoking ban -- but what he didn't expect were calls with allegations regarding the county's building inspector. Click here for more.

Monks-area home destroyed in early morning blaze
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 3:30 a.m. -- A home in the 1300 block of Eddie Miles Road was gutted by a fire early this morning. The Rolling Fork Fire Department was knocked out about 3 a.m. to respond to the house fire, located about a mile and a half from Monks Road on Eddie Miles Road. A caller reported that the flames were already through the roof before firefighters arrived. The New Hope Fire Department assisted Rolling Fork by providing additiional equipment and manpower. The American Red Cross responded to provide housing and other assistance to the home's occupants.

Early morning fire damages area's newest family restaurant
Monday, July 14, 2008, 3 a.m. -- One of the county's newest restaurants was heavily damaged by fire overnight. About 2:45 this morning, fire was reported at the rear of Bryan's Salads & Grill, 104 Blakenrod Blvd. The business was so new that Nelson County Dispatch had no information on who to contact with the business regarding the fire. Click here for more.

UPDATE 2:30 P.M. - State fire marshall office has completed its investigation. Building has been turned back over to the owners. All firefighters and Investigators are leaving the scene.

Nelson deputy guarding 'Thomas' finds himself facing angry mob
Friday, July 4, 2008, 10:30 p.m. -- A Nelson County deputy sheriff found himself in hostile territory Friday evening while on special detail providing security for the "Day Out With Thomas" exhibit at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven. Click here for more.

NBC and investment group to buy Weather Channel for $3.5 billion
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 5 p.m. -- The Kentucky Standard's parent company, Landmark Communications of Norfolk, Va., will announce soon the sale of The Weather Channel to NBC Universal, Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital. The sale price will be at or near $3.5 million, substantially less than the company's original price tag of $5 billion. A sale of the company's community newspaper division, Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., located in Shelbyville, has not yet been announced.Click here the Reuters story regarding the sale of The Weather Channel.

Bardstown home destroyed in early morning fire
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 2:30 a.m. -- A single-family home on Fern Lea Circle was destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday. The fire was called in as a dryer fire.

Kentucky Standard publisher Ron Filkins dies
Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 1 p.m. -- Kentucky Standard publisher Ron Filkins died this morning at the family's home in the Edgewood neighborhood of Bardstown. The announcement was published on the Kentucky Standard's web site this morning. Click here for more.

It was a Doo-Dah Day!

50th anniversary parade re-creates Foster musical's opening day fete
Sunday, June 8, 2008, 11:55 p.m. -- Hundreds of residents and tourists brought their sunscreen and chairs to downtown Bardstown Saturday afternoon for a parade celebration of the opening night of the 50th season of "Stephen Foster - The Musical."

  Click here for complete photo coverage of the 50th season opening parade!

Police investigating teen break-in at Nelson County High School
Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 2 a.m. -- Police are investigating a break-in at Nelson County High School about 12:15 this morning. Witnesses said a group of six to eight teen-agers ran out of the school shop room door and scattered across the parking lot. Police were checking the ownership of three cars found concealed among school buses near the school. Click here for more.

UPDATE: 3 juveniles involved in NCHS break-in turn themselves in

Clinton stomps Obama; Lunsford to face off against McConnell in November
Election Day, May 20, 2008, 9 p.m. -- QUESTION: What do candidates for president Ron Paul and Barack Obama have in common? ANSWER: Each carried a single Nelson County precinct in Tuesday's primary election. As predicted, Sen. Hillary Clinton blew out her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, in both Nelson County and statewide election totals. The hotly contested race drew lots of Democrats to the polls. In Nelson County, the Democratic voter turnout was nearly 46 percent. Click here for the full story.

Click here to download the unofficial Nelson County precinct results

For first time, Kentucky is a player in national presidential primary
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 2 a.m. -- For the first time in history, the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a major player in the Democratic presidential primary. And despite the fact that Sen. Hillary Clinton's win in Kentucky is all but assured, the state's 51 delegates will provide Sen. Barack Obama the numbers he needs to claim a primary victory -- which pundits believe he will do from Iowa this evening. Click here for more.