By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, June 11, 2011, 12:40 p.m. — Buzick Lumber and Home Center’s slogan “Building on Service” took on new meaning Saturday morning as a crew of the company’s employees headed to the Nelson County Fairgrounds for a service project — rebuilding the faigrounds’ original concession stand. Seven employees — […]
Friday, June 10, 2011, 11:21 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to the area of 150 Quick Stop, 4598 Springfield Rd., for a report of a strong smell of gasoline in the area. 11:25 p.m. — A deputy sheriff is at the store and reports the strong gasoline odor is caused by a […]
Friday, June 10, 2011, 11:18 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department is responding to Flowers Bakery, 1755 Parkway Drive, for a fire alarm called in by the alarm company. 11:29 p.m. — Firefighters report the building maintenance has already accessed the area where the alarm was active. The alarm is reset and holding, there was […]
Friday, June 10, 2011, 6:30 p.m. — A Springfield woman died Friday evening and her son was injured after the vehicle they were in was involved in a crash that sent it into the Cedar Creek rock quarry on KY 245. Florence R. McRay, 91, of Springfield, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was […]
Friday, June 10, 2011, 5:30 p.m. — The Rodeo Cowboy Church is having a trail ride/picnic, 10 a.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Shelter 2, Taylorsville Lake State Park, Taylorsville, Kentucky. Come and enjoy the fellowship even if you don’t have a horse. RSVP so we can plan on the hamburgers and hotdogs! Everyone is […]
Ada Marie Thompson, 89, formerly of Loretto, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. She was born July 15, 1921, in Marion County and was a member of the Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Patrick “Pat” Thompson; her parents, William Thomas and Leona Allen Wren; two […]
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, June 9, 2011 5 p.m. – Cooler summer temperatures and clear skies are anticipated Monday evening when the 30th Annual Texaco Country Showdown comes to the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre courtesy of 1320 WBRT. This free event begins at 7 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011. The Showdown has the highest attendance of […]
Joseph S. “Hup” Johnson, 85, of Louisville, formerly of New Haven, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, with his family at his side. He was a member of St. Athanasius Catholic Church in Louisville. He attended St. Catharine of Alexandria church in New Haven. He served in the Army from 1950-52 with Company A 78th Engineers […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, June 9, 2011, 3:20 p.m. — A bloody trail led officers to arrest a Bardstown woman Thursday morning for her role in an alleged attempted burglary on O’Finn Court in the Bard Homes area off Bloomfield Road in Bardstown. Kendra K. Ditto, 19, was arrested by Bardstown Police and charged with complicity […]
