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...
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McCoy Supports Bill Forcing Nelson Countians To Drive To Frankfort For Drivers License
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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...
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Chad McCoy Co-Sponsors HB475 Could Mean A Massive Tax Increase For Local Sales Tax
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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...
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Nelson County Sheriff’s Deputy Kaelen Matthews Appears Before Judge On Theft Charges (VIDEO UPDATE)
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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...
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NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Woman Suing David Reed Was Republican Peter Trzop’s Campaign Treasurer
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January 22, 2020 (Coxs Creek, KY) by Don Thrasher
Today an Attorney who recently represented the Democratic Party of Kentucky filed suit against Nelson County Democratic State Rep. candidate David Reed. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nelson County woman Betty Pendergrass.
Pendergrass has an interesting political background. In 2013 Attorney General Jack Conway ruled that Pendergrass was illegally holding...
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Dean Watts Walks Out On Nelson County United After Drama Erupts At Fiscal Court Meeting
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January 21, 2020 (Bardstown, KY) by Don Thrasher
Drama erupted today at the Fiscal Court meeting with one man conducting a sock puppet show with Red Socks being the "British Red Coats representing Dean Watts" the other puppet sock was the Magistrates doing what Watts demanded.
This was brought on after Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts refused to read a...
January 16th, 2020 OPINION COLUMN by Mark Ballard
The Death Penalty (Capital Punishment)
Every year more and more states push to have the death penalty removed as a possible sentence for heinous acts perpetrated upon the public. Twenty have succeeded as of date. The death penalty, also known as Capital Punishment, is a government sanctioned practice where a person is put...
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Kentucky Corruption Ranked #1 By Harvard University, Where Does Nelson County Stand?
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(Disclaimer: This article contains political opinion by a candidate for State Representative)
January 15, 2020 by Don Thrasher
This is not a conspiracy theory, a study by Harvard University's Center For Ethics ranked the most corrupt states in the United States. Kentucky received the worst ranking, #1. This coincides with a Indiana University study that put Kentucky in the top 10...
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Nelson County Chapter of Kentucky United To Hold Rally For 2nd Amendment Rights Resolution
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Matt Lacy from the Nelson County Chapter of Kentucky United has announced they will be having a Second Amendment Sanctuary County Rally at the Nelson County Courthouse in Bardstown Kentucky on Saturday January 18th from 2 p.m. to 6 pm.
The Second Amendment Advocate Group will have country music singer Dustin Collins Performing his popular song from my cold dead...