By SARAH STONE Nelson County Gazette Guest Columnist Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, 8 a.m. — We’re well into October, which means that a gaggle of witches, ghosts, vampires, and more are about to descend on neighborhoods around the country. For kids, Halloween is a dream come true: the chance to dress up, stay out late, and—best […]
Robert James Summers, age 72, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. He was born July 10, 1939. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Patricia Louise Mattingly Summers who died April 16, 2011. He is survived by three children, James Summers of Floyds Knobs, Ind., […]
Thursday, Oct 27, 2011, 7:2o p.m. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office this evening is investigating a series of thefts from automobiles in the Copper Fields subdivision off Plum Run Road. A deputy reported to Nelson County Dispatch there may be as many as a dozen thefts from the area. -30- Please follow and like […]
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department is on the scene of a mobile home fire at a 4674 Boston Road near its intersection with Hugh Ice Loop. According to callers, the mobile home is a vacant rental property. The first firefighters on scene reported heavy smoke and flames visible coming […]
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 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. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 10:30 a.m. – Several Democratic candidates campaigning for statewide office stopped at the historic Talbott Tavern Wednesday afternoon as the party’s “Tested, Trusted, Tough Tour” bus rolled into town. Gov. Steve Beshear was not present at the tour’s last stop of the day in Bardstown. […]
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 12:11 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to Spalding Hall, 114 North Fifth St., for an active fire alarm about 11:30 Wednesday night. Firefighters on scene found an audible alarm active inside the building and investigated. Firefighters found no cause for the activation; the alarm was reset and did […]
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, 9:30 a.m. — A doublewide mobile home was damaged by fire Wednesday morning on Nat Rogers Road. The Rolling Fork Fire Department was dispatched about 8:15 a.m. to the 1000 block of Nat Rogers Road for a reported house fire. Rolling Fork requested mutual aid from the Bardstown Fire Department, which was […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, 9:15 p.m. — Shelby County resident Stephen McBride returned to Tuesday’s Bardstown City Council meeting to follow-up on his request that the city examine gun control ordinances now in effect that he believes are in violation of state law. McBride spoke before the council at […]
