Sunday, May 15, 2011, 11:30 p.m. — A 23-year-old Bardstown man suffered minor injuries when the car he was driving left Woodlawn Road and overturned in a sharp curve near American Drive just after 11 p.m. Sunday night. Nelson County EMS responded to the accident scene. The driver freed himself from the vehicle. He refused […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Sunday, May 15, 2011, 10 p.m. — In his latest rant in The Editor’s Notebook, Gazette editor Jim Brooks writes that since the movie “Atlas Shrugged” debuted last month he’s hearing from people who understand the window sticker on his vehicles that asks “Who is John Galt?” Are the […]
Friday, May 13, 2011, 4 p.m. — An East Kentucky Power electrical substation has been hit by copper thieves twice in less than two weeks. A Salt River Electric lineman was at the substation Friday afternoon about 3:45 p.m. and reported that thieves cut through the fence around the substation, cut all the copper ground […]
STAFF REPORT March 15, 2011 — With the debut of the Nelson County Gazette’s Community News section, readers are invited to submit news items related to their school, civic organization or club. “This is available as a public service to our readers — both those who are involved in local organizations and those who wish […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Friday, May 13, 2011, 2 p.m. — The men, women and families that drive small business in America are being honored this coming week for their hard work, vision, dedication and integrity, during National Small Business Week. Ask anyone involved in economic development and you’ll hear the same story […]
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. […]
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 7:52 p.m. — At least two people — a man and a women — were arrested by police Thursday evening after they were involved in a domestic altercation at their home in the 800 block of West Bartley Avenue in the Maple Hill neighborhood of Bardstown. Nelson County EMS was called […]
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 7:04 p.m. — The Bardstown Police were called to the Five Star Food Mart, 1855 New Haven Rd., for a report of a possible counterfeit bill. What police found was that the store may have been the victim of a quick-change scam in which a small item is paid for using […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, May 12, 2011, 5:15 p.m. — The Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven and the R.J. Corman Railroad are among the state’s short-line railroads that will share $3.1 million in state assistance grants announced today by Gov. Steve Beshear. The grants are funded by the Short Line Railroad […]
Thursday, May 12, 2011, 1:42 p.m. — While returning to town from a call to an injury accident on Springfield Road at Burg Hill, the Bardstown Fire Department responded to a call in the 300 block of Harding Street for a resident who had an activated CO detector. The call came in about 1:20 p.m. […]
