May 8th, 2020 (Cox's Creek, KY) by Don Thrasher
Nelson County School District has the 5th highest property taxes of the 120 counties in Kentucky. According to the KY State Board of Education the district as of Dec 2019 is in debt of $4,663,595.39 for construction bonds. But without the ability for the public to be able to voice regular...
May 1, 2020 (Bardstown, KY) KY Record Staff
If there was a villain of the Second Amendment Resolution push at the beginning of the year, many would point to Judge Harry Berry. The Hardin County Judge Executive killed the 2A Resolution movement in Hardin County and his Op-Ed article gave Democrats cover and talking points that hurt the movement.
Nelson County...
April 30, 2020
The days of going to the Nelson County Court Clerk to get a Drivers License or ID will soon be extinct. HB 453 a bill backed by Chad McCoy was recently signed into law. This is not directly related to the REAL ID issue although that seemed to open the door to take it out of local...
April 16, 2020 (Cox's Creek, KY) by Don Thrasher
During World War 2 it was the "Patriotic Duty of Americans" to raise chickens. It was suggested each family had 2 or 3 chickens to provide for their family. Mind you the government didn't mandate it or force you to own chickens. But if people wanted a guaranteed supply of eggs...
March 14, 2020 (BARDSTOWN, KY)
The Lincoln Trail Health District has confirmed Nelson County now has a case of Corona Virus. No other information on the case was made available, other than the confirmation.
“Lincoln Trail District Health Department has moved from monitoring and assessing to a
response mode. We are working diligently to keep the public informed and to identify close
contacts...
March 6, 2020 (Frankfort, KY) by Don Thrasher
Just days ago the KY Record alerted you to a bill that could have added a massive amount of local taxes here in KY. We are now reporting a short time ago HB 475 which was co-sponsored by Chad McCoy was narrowly defeated. The bill would have advanced for voter approval an...
March 5, 2020 (Frankfort, KY) by Don Thrasher
Nelson County State Representative Chad McCoy supported and voted in favor of HB 453 today. HB 453 takes away the power of your local Circuit Court Clerk in issuing Drivers License, ID Cards and voter registration. The proposed law would force Kentuckians to go to "Regional Centers" to get their licenses and...
March 2nd, 2020 (Bardstown, KY) by Don Thrasher
Imagine every city, county and local governmental unit being able to create their own tax increases at their own will. Nelson County State Representative Chad McCoy Co-Sponsored House Bill 475 which if passed by voters will give local governments the keys to the taxpayer wallets. This proposal is so radical that it...
February 5th, 2020 (Bardstown KY) by Don Thrasher
This morning in Nelson County Circuit Court, City Attorney Audrey Haydon attempted to have Judge Seay ban Annette Beavers from entering City Hall. In the ongoing legal matter in which the city of Bardstown is trying to take Annette Beavers home - for allegedly failing to abide by the Bardstown Historic Review...
