Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news and
Speaker 1: Bardstown in Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.
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Speaker 1: with the addition dated July twelfth. County issues moratorium on
Speaker 1: data centers. Nelson County Physical Court brings. Nelson County Fiscal
Speaker 1: Court took action to quell rumors of data centers locating
Speaker 1: in the county, as magistrates voted unanimously to issue a
Speaker 1: one year moratorium prohibiting them. That moratorium restricts data centers
Speaker 1: of quote of any size. I guarantee there's not going
Speaker 1: to be a data center in the new Industrial Park,
Speaker 1: Judge Executive Tim Hutchins said, also noting that the City
Speaker 1: of Bartstown Planning and Zoning and the Bartstown Industrial Development
Speaker 1: Corporation were also on board with this. Ahead of Fiscal
Speaker 1: Courts vote, Anita Ellison of we Are Dowson County was
Speaker 1: among those on hand for public comment to speak about
Speaker 1: the brewing controversy about data centers possibly locating to Newson County.
Speaker 1: We need to study to become educated on what data
Speaker 1: centers are, she said. She said her group, which met
Speaker 1: later Tuesday evening, will continue to have meetings to discuss
Speaker 1: the issue. She also asked for the new five hundred
Speaker 1: and twenty seven acre property purchased by the city and
Speaker 1: county not to be rezoned until there are certain clarifications
Speaker 1: and restrictions about what will go in the new industrial park.
Speaker 1: Pat Kirtley also spoke, likening data centers to an invasion
Speaker 1: by big money. Several others also spoke on the issue,
Speaker 1: including concerns about land and water usage required to run
Speaker 1: the centers, taking up about forty five minutes of time
Speaker 1: in the meeting. Hutchins, when asked, said there were no
Speaker 1: plans to build a data center in the county and
Speaker 1: that there were no non disclosure agreements in place regarding
Speaker 1: the issues. Other speakers at the meeting urged the county
Speaker 1: to make sure ordinances are in place preventing the arrival
Speaker 1: of data center. David Bezanes, the new president in CEO
Speaker 1: of the BIDC, said he has no plans to pursue
Speaker 1: bringing data centers to Nelson County. The county approved updates
Speaker 1: to the Nelson County detention centers inmate phone system. James Victory,
Speaker 1: with district to US Representative Brett Guthrie's office, was on
Speaker 1: hand for Tuesday's meeting to report on a pair of
Speaker 1: federal transportation grants awarded to the Bardstown Nelson County Airport.
Speaker 1: One of the grants was for four hundred six four
Speaker 1: hundred seven dollars and the second was for five hundred
Speaker 1: twenty eight five dollars. The funds will go towards reconstruction
Speaker 1: of the main apron pavement of the airport. Victory said
Speaker 1: it will help to grow commercial aviation and transportation efforts
Speaker 1: at the airport. The funds came from the US Department
Speaker 1: of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. Victory said Guthrie
Speaker 1: wanted to congratulate the city, county, and the airport board
Speaker 1: for their efforts in securing the grants. He said the
Speaker 1: county is also potentially in line for a disaster mitigation
Speaker 1: grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which must be
Speaker 1: applied for through the state of Kentucky. He said that
Speaker 1: would help with flooding mitigation and for storm shelters, among others.
Speaker 1: Busy AANES was introduced at Tuesday's meeting. He had started
Speaker 1: on the job on Monday. Busy Anes is a Louisville native,
Speaker 1: but has Nelson County ties through his wife and also
Speaker 1: as family tiest of Washington County. Busy Inns was a
Speaker 1: similar ad a similar role in Oldham County. I'm excited
Speaker 1: to bring jobs and grow the tax base here in
Speaker 1: Nelson County, he said, and also noted that there is
Speaker 1: a lot of work to do with the land purchased
Speaker 1: for the new industrial park. Nelson County entered into a
Speaker 1: land swap with Revelation Properties, trading sixteen point four to
Speaker 1: three acres for a ten point two five acre parcel
Speaker 1: which will be added to Dean Watts Park for future expansion.
Speaker 1: Fiscal Court approved purchase of a Mantis boom mower for
Speaker 1: the Road Department for two hundred seventy five thousand, six
Speaker 1: hundred and twelve dollars. The price was fixed on a
Speaker 1: state contract. Fiscal Court will be purchasing two tenths of
Speaker 1: an acre of land on Timber Trails to locate a
Speaker 1: tower for first responder communications. The state has approved funding
Speaker 1: to pave Hagan Road in its entirety. The cost is
Speaker 1: sixty thousand dollars. Hutchins reported there was about one million
Speaker 1: dollars in paving funding budgeted for this year. County Road
Speaker 1: Supervisor Bred Spaulding reported that FEMA is getting close to
Speaker 1: funding a series of projects that offered damage in recent floods.
Speaker 1: He said meetings were ongoing with FEMA in terms of
Speaker 1: the negotiations as far as how to as to how
Speaker 1: much the federal agency will fund and what portions of
Speaker 1: the jobs there are when it comes to work that
Speaker 1: the county must fund. Emergency Management Director Brad Metcalfe reported
Speaker 1: that he anticipated that FEMA would reject the county's request
Speaker 1: for assistance in cleaning up the Rolling Fork River blockages,
Speaker 1: but that the county has the opportunity to appeal that decision.
Speaker 1: He said they have been taking additional pictures of the
Speaker 1: most recent flooding, which heavily affected Nelsonville, role as additional evidence.
Speaker 1: He also noted that Western Kentucky University is looking into
Speaker 1: installing a Mezzonet weather monitoring station in Nelson County to
Speaker 1: bring Nelson County into their network. Metcalf also reported his
Speaker 1: office has submitted applications for a one point six million
Speaker 1: dollar federal grant, which would go towards the purchase of
Speaker 1: new ambulances. Next, Annie receives standing ovation. Down the star
Speaker 1: of the show. The sun have come out Tomorrow. The
Speaker 1: Stephen Foster Drama Association's production of Annie opened on Wednesday
Speaker 1: to a standing ovation despite the afternoon's heavy rain showers.
Speaker 1: Wednesday night was the first performance in a nine show
Speaker 1: run for the beloved Broadway musical at the Jay Dan
Speaker 1: Talbot Amphitheater. The iconic red haired orphan Annie was portrayed
Speaker 1: by Bartstown local eleven year old Brooklyn Downs. Down said
Speaker 1: she was feeling nervous before Wednesday's opening night, but she
Speaker 1: also felt confident and was ready to go out on stage.
Speaker 1: She said she was very excited to discover she was
Speaker 1: selected to play Annie. Down said Annie is a young
Speaker 1: girl like her who is brave and determined. I had
Speaker 1: a very good time tonight and I can't wait to
Speaker 1: see people for the eight more times I do this.
Speaker 1: Down said after the performance. The production included thirteen young
Speaker 1: girls and four boys as part of the ensemble cast.
Speaker 1: Down said it was a lot of fun, but importantly
Speaker 1: to her, it was great to work with people her
Speaker 1: own age, excited who are about theater. Clay Smith, who
Speaker 1: plays Oliver Warbugs, praised down for her performance. He said
Speaker 1: she challenges him to bring his all, and he said
Speaker 1: he has gotten the privilege of seeing her grove in
Speaker 1: the role. Mariah Maysik, playing Grace Ferrell, had nothing but
Speaker 1: kind words for the cast's young actors. They're so talented,
Speaker 1: she said. Brooklyn, who plays Annie, she's so good, and
Speaker 1: she is smart, and she picks up things so fast.
Speaker 1: It's been really great to be surrounded by every one
Speaker 1: of all ages too. The production especial one for Maasic
Speaker 1: as Grace Ferrell has been in a dream role for her.
Speaker 1: She said she found out she got the part on
Speaker 1: a random Wednesday and has been looking forward to the
Speaker 1: opportunity ever since. This year is her debut with the company,
Speaker 1: and she said the process in rehearsals for Annie has
Speaker 1: been hard work. However, Maasick said she is surrounded by
Speaker 1: other hard workers who've made it a breeze. Smith, on
Speaker 1: the other hand, has played Warbucks before and said each
Speaker 1: time it makes him love the role more. The arc
Speaker 1: that Daddy Warbucks goes through from being sort of a
Speaker 1: toughy to like an old softy is just heartwarming. He said,
Speaker 1: it's been a joy, nothing but a joy. Missy Hannigan
Speaker 1: was played by ten year drama veteran Kit Mills, while
Speaker 1: the villainous Rooster Hannigan and Lily Saint Regis were played
Speaker 1: by Chad Sapp and Christina Grigg. Bardstown local Jerry Eaton
Speaker 1: starred as Drake in Wednesday's production, Marking his fifth year
Speaker 1: with the organization. Eaton said it's a balancing act to
Speaker 1: learn a second show while performing in the Stephen Foster Story. However,
Speaker 1: he said it has been fun to cert seasons surrounded
Speaker 1: by incredible casts. We have quite a few more performances,
Speaker 1: and I think I don't think anyone's going to regret
Speaker 1: coming and seeing the show. Eaton said, with the orphans,
Speaker 1: we've got the incredible children, we have the adult casts
Speaker 1: that are coming from around the country. It's a pretty
Speaker 1: special show and a pretty special cast. I think you'll
Speaker 1: have a good time if you come see this. Annie
Speaker 1: will have eight more shows this season. The production will
Speaker 1: be performed each Wednesday and Friday through August fifth. Visit
Speaker 1: Stephen Foster dot com for more information or to purchase tickets. Next,
Speaker 1: Kentucky State Police seek to hire driver testing administrators accepting
Speaker 1: applications for six new career opportunities in Bardstown. Kentucky State
Speaker 1: Police KSP is accepting applications for new career opportunities in
Speaker 1: the Nelson County area. The KSP Driver's Testing brands seeks
Speaker 1: to fill six driver testing administrator I positions. Interested Kentuckians
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Speaker 1: The new administrators will report to the Bardstown Regional Driver's
Speaker 1: License Office located at two oh one Guthrie Drive, Sweep
Speaker 1: Sea in Bardstown, Kentucky, which will soon begin to offer
Speaker 1: driver testing services. KSP Driver Testing Captain Chris Baker feels
Speaker 1: this personnel expansion will better serve the citizens of our commonwealth.
Speaker 1: The Kentucky State Police is dedicated to help helping keep
Speaker 1: our road safe by providing comprehensive testing opportunities throughout the state.
Speaker 1: Captain Baker said the driver testing branch is in search
Speaker 1: of Kentuckians who strive to continuously make highways safer by
Speaker 1: ensuring only the most qualified applicants obtain their license to
Speaker 1: operate a vehicle on the road. The six new Driver
Speaker 1: Testing Administrator one position are full time and include comprehensive
Speaker 1: benefits including health insurance, paid state office, paid state holidays,
Speaker 1: sick and annually, retirement, and more. Applications for the six
Speaker 1: positions are now open and will remain open until July thirteenth,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. KSP has twenty nine driver testing and
Speaker 1: driver testing and regional testing locations throughout the state, including
Speaker 1: the new location in bar Sim. These offices offer a
Speaker 1: range of tests with flexible scheduling to best serve Kentuckians.
Speaker 1: To see the full list of regional testing locations, visits
Speaker 1: the ksp's website. KSP is dedicated to ensuring that all
Speaker 1: drivers on Kentucky roadways are knowledgeable, skilled, and prepared to
Speaker 1: operate their vehicles safely and responsibly. To learn more about
Speaker 1: the Driver Testing Bridge, visit ksp's website. Testing applicants can
Speaker 1: access a list of local interpreters through the Office of
Speaker 1: Language Access. Next Jackson's Journey New Hope, Father shares his
Speaker 1: son's story. Jackson Wheatley is two months old. At six
Speaker 1: days old, Jackson had open heart surgery in early June.
Speaker 1: He was welcome home. Along the Way. Dillian Wheatley, his father,
Speaker 1: detailed their journey as a family there each and every
Speaker 1: turn on his social media page, wrote about Jackson, about
Speaker 1: their family and the people supporting them along the way.
Speaker 1: Not only did the lengthy post garner support from across
Speaker 1: the state, but it also gave Dillian the space to
Speaker 1: talk about their circumstances. In late June, Dillian compiled content
Speaker 1: from all the posts into a more cohesive look into
Speaker 1: their lives. The novel, titled Jackson's Journey, doesn't just share
Speaker 1: his son's story, but he hopes it serves as a
Speaker 1: memento for both of his sons about their lives. The
Speaker 1: inspiration behind writing the book started as a Facebook post,
Speaker 1: just updating friends and family, and my first one reached
Speaker 1: like four hundred thousand people, he said, so many people
Speaker 1: in different countries all over the world, of about every
Speaker 1: state that I can remember, commenting on it and praying.
Speaker 1: I kept making updated posts. My mother in law told
Speaker 1: me I was crazy if I didn't write a book
Speaker 1: about this. I went back and took all those notes
Speaker 1: and compiled them together. The New Hope's family journey began
Speaker 1: when Jennifer Wheatley was just twenty weeks pregnant. They got
Speaker 1: the news that their baby had a coarctation of the aorta,
Speaker 1: or a narrowing of the orda. He said. They began
Speaker 1: to understand how to prepare what came next and what
Speaker 1: their son would have to do when he was born.
Speaker 1: In the beginning, Dillian said it was terrifying not knowing
Speaker 1: what to expect. He said, even though they were prepared,
Speaker 1: every step of the journey was terrifying. However, he said
Speaker 1: they had great support system along the way, from their
Speaker 1: family to the staff of the Ronald McDonald House, to
Speaker 1: the nurses and doctors of Cincinnati Children's Hospital. After Jennifer
Speaker 1: had a c section on May fifth, Dillian said he
Speaker 1: spent his time between her hospital room and his sons.
Speaker 1: This gave him plenty of time to think and write.
Speaker 1: He said he had. Each day had small victories and
Speaker 1: small setbacks. Every day was filled with uncertainty. The couple's
Speaker 1: older son, four year old Wyatt heat Wheatley, was a trooper.
Speaker 1: Dillian said, Wyatt went back and forth between their time
Speaker 1: at the Ronald McDonald's house, the hospital, and home. Wanting
Speaker 1: him to finish school for the year, Wyatt stayed with
Speaker 1: both grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Once the school year was over,
Speaker 1: he was able to join his parents full time. Loving
Speaker 1: the experience, Dillian said their journey with Jackson also made
Speaker 1: him walk in his parents shoes. When he was a baby.
Speaker 1: Dillian also had a heart defect, needing two surgeries. I
Speaker 1: had surgeries in the nineties. It's got to be better now,
Speaker 1: and look at me, he said. I think whenever he
Speaker 1: was finally born and we saw the surgery and all
Speaker 1: of that, that's when it hit me. Then I started
Speaker 1: walking through my parents shoes. So now I have a
Speaker 1: whole new respect for my parents. He also discovered that,
Speaker 1: like himself, his mother also wrote things down about her experiences.
Speaker 1: He said she was excited about his book. As of
Speaker 1: early July, Jackson is home with his family, being a
Speaker 1: typical baby, as Dillian said. He added that Jackson's feeding
Speaker 1: tube has been removed. He's taking everything by a bottle.
Speaker 1: Looking at the dad's recent Facebook post. Jackson also took
Speaker 1: his first camping trip on the fourth of July weekend.
Speaker 1: Jackson's Journey, A Story of Fear, Faith's, family, and Hope,
Speaker 1: is available to purchase on Amazon. A portion of the
Speaker 1: profits from the book will be donated to the Ronald
Speaker 1: McDonald's House of Southwest Ohio. Next in community notes, the
Speaker 1: Bartstown Nelson County African American Heritage Museum will continue its
Speaker 1: Saturday Library series on Saturday, July eighteenth, at noon. The
Speaker 1: subject this month will be Black business and entrepreneurs in Bardstown.
Speaker 1: Guest panelists will be Ronnie Ford with Ronnie's Custom Cleaning,
Speaker 1: Greg Rogers with Uncle Spooney's, Robbie Maddox with Robbie's Mowing,
Speaker 1: and Darlene Krum with Darling's Beauty Shop. These entrepreneurs have
Speaker 1: been in business for over twenty years and will share
Speaker 1: their many experiences. The event is open to the public.
Speaker 1: Bartstown Airport Fly in drive in Breakfast at Samuel's Field.
Speaker 1: Bring the family to enjoy breakfast as more than forty
Speaker 1: plane and classic cars fly in drive in to the
Speaker 1: Samuels Fields, Bartstown's Municipal Airport at eight thirty a m.
Speaker 1: Saturday July eleventh. New this year, Classic Biplane Tours locomotive
Speaker 1: cab ride at the Kentucky Railway Museum. This is your
Speaker 1: opportunity to ride in the train with the engineers and
Speaker 1: crew during a ride along the historic Elevenon Branch on Saturday,
Speaker 1: July eleventh at two pm. Riders must be at least
Speaker 1: thirteen years old. You can experience what railroading is like
Speaker 1: from the cab of the locomotive, learn about the inner
Speaker 1: workings of the train, and discover the world of engineering.
Speaker 1: It's a dream come true for train lovers who want
Speaker 1: to enjoy the railroad firsthand. Please note the train cab
Speaker 1: is not wheelchair accessible. Cab Riders must be able to
Speaker 1: climb the steps on and off the locomotive and walk
Speaker 1: alongside the walkway on the outside of the locomotive. We
Speaker 1: have found that some people have sensitive hearing, especially to
Speaker 1: the loud air horn on the locomotive, so ear protection
Speaker 1: is available. Only one cab cab rider is permitted in
Speaker 1: the locomotive at one time. Cab Riders must wear clothsed
Speaker 1: toed shoes. Guests wearing open toed shoes are not allowed
Speaker 1: to ride in the locomot of cam Free Play Saturday
Speaker 1: at Burnheim Forest and Arboretum celebrates the Spring Equinox at
Speaker 1: a special free play Saturday. From eleven a m. To
Speaker 1: four pm Saturday, July eleven, spend the day at play Ecosystem,
Speaker 1: Bernheim's seventeen seventeen acre nature playground, where open ended, child
Speaker 1: led play takes center stage. Children are invited to explore, build,
Speaker 1: and imagine using thoughtfully provided loose parts that encourage curiosity
Speaker 1: and creativity. Caregivers can connect with Bernheim's staff to learn
Speaker 1: more about the value of free play in nature while
Speaker 1: kids play freely, follow their own ideas and engage with
Speaker 1: the landscape in ways that feel natural to them. Program
Speaker 1: fifteen dollars suggested a mission for non members Johnny Fulsom
Speaker 1: Budweiser Live at the Park at jay Dan alp Talbot Amphitheater.
Speaker 1: Johnny Fulsom will be at the Budweiser Live at the
Speaker 1: Park at j Dan Talbot Amphitheater at eight pm Monday,
Speaker 1: July thirteenth. Johnny Folsom four is one of the country's
Speaker 1: most acclaimed Johnny Cash tribute bands. The group regularly fills
Speaker 1: theaters and amphitheaters across the South, Northeast, mid Atlantic, and
Speaker 1: Midwest with his southern baritone that closely resembled the Man
Speaker 1: in Black's iconic voice. Lead singer David Burney is channeling
Speaker 1: j R. Says Cash's niece Jackie. Manton Music Jamboree. Holy
Speaker 1: Rosary Parish in Manton will be having its annual Manton
Speaker 1: Music Jamboree on Sunday, July twenty sixth, from noon to dusk,
Speaker 1: no cover charge. Bring your own lawn chairs and get
Speaker 1: ready to enjoy an evening exciting evening of entertainment. Food
Speaker 1: vendors will be there to provide food and refreshments. The
Speaker 1: Nelson County Fair will be July thirteenth through the eighteenth
Speaker 1: at the Nelson County Fairgrounds. Rides, games, live food, food exhibits,
Speaker 1: live music, food exhibits, and more. Admission fifteen dollars per person.
Speaker 1: For more information, visit www dot Nelsoncofare dot com. The
Speaker 1: Parkinson Support Group will be a summer social outing on Wednesday,
Speaker 1: July fifteenth at the Talburt Tavern, one O seven West
Speaker 1: Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown at one p m. Called
Speaker 1: Jane Schwartz at five O two three five O four
Speaker 1: four five eight for more information. This is all the
Speaker 1: time we have for reading of the recent editions of
Speaker 1: the Kentucky Standard newspaper. Your reader today is Ben Brian Hunt.
Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me, and now please stay tuned
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