NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 — Joseph Lawson, 32, the first person arrested in connection with the Crystal Rogers investigation, appeared Friday in Nelson Circuit Court before Circuit Judge Charles Simms III. Lawson’s defense team had filed to lower his bond from $500,000, though his attorneys asked Simms to delay […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 — The third person arrested in connection with the disappearance and assumed death of Crystal Rogers was in court Thursday afternoon to request a reduction in his bond. Steven Eugene Lawson, 53, of Chaplin, appeared before Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III to request a […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court laid out ambitious goals for the New Year at its first meeting of the year Tuesday morning. Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins and Nelson Fiscal Court reviewed plans for using the county’s ARPA funds to assist with getting more city water […]
To the editor, As we close on the completion of one year since I took office as your Jailer on Jan. 2, 2023, I find it fitting to share the progress we’ve made and outline the ongoing efforts required to enhance our facility and serve our community better. Upon assuming my role, I wasted no […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 — Stephen Eugene Lawson, 53, of Chaplin, the third man indicted in the disappearance and murder of Crystal Rogers, entered a not-guilty plea Thursday morning in Nelson Circuit Court. Lawson appeared before Circuit Judge Charles “Chuck” Simms III. In addition to entering a […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 — A Marion County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged by Kentucky State Police with possession of child sexual abuse material. Joseph Adam Mattingly, 36, of Lebanon, was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 — Steven Eugene Lawson, 53, of Chaplin, was indicted Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2023, on charges connected with the July 2015 disappearance and death of Crystal Rogers. Lawson is the third person indicted in the Rogers case. Lawson’s son, Joseph Lee Lawson, and Rogers’ boyfriend, Brooks […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT\ Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 — The Nelson County community is hopeful that searches this week of property on Thompson Hill Road, about two miles west of US31E off Deatsville Road, KY 523, will bring answers regarding at least one of three high-profile unsolved murder cases currently under investigation. On […]
By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — As the General Assembly readies itself for the session starting at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 2, we are gearing up for a crucial period that holds significant importance for the constituents of Nelson County. This session, mandated by the Kentucky Constitution, grants us 60 […]
NC GAETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — A former Nelson County Jail employee was arrested, Tuesday following the continued investigation of an incident involving the discovery of a pipe bomb on Nov. 20th at a home on Jim Clark Road. Police arrested Mason Johnson on charges connected to the pipe bomb […]
