James Gabriel “Gabe” Osborne, 75, of Loretto, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born November 30, 1935, in Loretto. He was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Church. He retired after 33 years with General Electric Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Gabriel […]
Woodie Lee Vittitow, 89, of Bardstown, died Friday, May 27, 2011, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1921, in Nelson County, was a World War II Navy veteran, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War, and retired from Geoghegan and Mathis Construction after 35 years of service. He was preceded in […]
STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 26, 2011, 12:30 p.m. — Robert Anderson said that he was surprised to hear news reports today regarding a customer threatening a Salt River Electric utility representative who was there to disconnect his power — surprised, because he realized he was the customer being discussed. The Nelson County Gazette reported the […]
STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 27, 2011, 1:25 a.m. — A squall line that spawned dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings across several states hit Nelson County with gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning. The line of storms produced reports of tornado damage in Bedford, Ind, and a tractor-trailer rig blown over near Huntingburg, Ind. […]
Fannie Marie Bentley, 85, of Chaplin, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at her residence. She was the former Fannie Marie Vires, a native of Spencer County and a retired health care giver. She was a member of the Big Springs Assembly of God and formerly of King’s Baptist Church where she was had been a Sunday […]
Beverly Ann Hardin, 56, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. She was a native of Lebanon and a member of the Wakefield Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James R. Hardin. Survivors include her mother, Betty Phillips Hardin and several aunts and uncles. The […]
Mark Edwin Brown, 50, of Cox’s Creek, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was a farm laborer and factory worker and of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents Wayne Edwin and Louise Curstinger Brown. He is survived by one sister, Linda Brown of Cox’s […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 12:46 p.m. — Bardstown Police were called to Salt River Electric on Brashear Avenue after a customer whose electric service was to be disconnected threatened to shoot a representative for the utility at his home and threatened employees at the main office. The incident took place just before noon on Wednesday. […]
