STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 21, 2011, 3 a.m. –– Samantha Drake, a center on UK’s women’s basketball team from Bardstown and sister of former UK Wildcat football standout T.C. Drake, is the subject of a WKYT Sports blog entry posted earlier today on its website. WKYT’s Steve Moss writes that Samantha was on her way […]
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 2:34 p.m. — A 26-year-old man was injured Wednesday afternoon about 2:30 when he was popping a wheelie on his motorcycle and lost control of his bike. The accident happened in the 300 block of West Stephen Foster Avenue in front of the Basilica of St. Joseph Prot0-Cathedral. The man laid […]
Mary Victoria “Vicki” Burba, 52, of New Haven, died Wednesday July 20, 2011, at her residence. She was born March 2, 1959 in Bardstown. She was a retired employee of Jideco and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Betty Clark. She is survived by […]
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 Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 9: 30 p.m. — Heavy rain and lightning cut short the “Bullmania” bullriding event at the Nelson County Fair Tuesday night. Organizers closed the midway and the other events about 9:20 p.m. Heavy lightning from the storms traveling through the county from the north set off fire and burglar […]
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 8:46 p.m. — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department is responding to 1629 Wilkerson Road for a report of a structure hit by lightning. 9:25 p.m. — After an inspection of the residence, firefighters found no fire. Units left the scene and returned to station. -30- Please follow and like us:
Joseph Vincent Greenwell, 64, Ontario, Canada, a native of Bardstown, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Hospice Niagara. He was a 1965 graduate of Bardstown High School and a member of the United States Navy, 1965-69. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed traveling and music, but his true love in life was spending time with […]
Clara Elgetha Piles, 90, Bardstown, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Colonial Health and Rehab, Bardstown. She was the former Elgetha Downs, a native of Nelson County, a graduate of Bethlehem Academy, a homemaker and farmer, and member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Piles Sr.; her […]
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 6:45 p.m. — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department is responding to the area of 3700 Fairfield Road. The homeowner at that address believes the home may have been hit by lightning. 7:26 p.m. — Firefighters visually inspected the home and checked it with a thermal imaging camera and found no sign […]
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. […]
