Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, 12:20 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to the area behind The Stage Stop, 4935 Louisville Road, for a farm tractor on fire while cutting hay. Firefighters had the fire out in a short time. They stayed on scene for a period of time for overhaul and make sure […]
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, 10 p.m. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office investigated two burglaries that happened Friday morning in Fairfield. A deputy sheriff was dispatched to the Fairfield Post Office Friday morning after someone apparently broke a window to get into the building. It is unknown exactly what my have been taken from the […]
James “J.E.” Crume, 90, of Bardstown, died Friday Oct. 21, 2011 at Life Care Center of Bardstown. He was born March 13, 1921 in Nelson County. He was retired from Samuels Motor Co. and Heaven Hill Distillery, a member of Duval Masonic Lodge # 6, and Botland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and enjoyed playing […]
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, 7:20 a.m. — The Bardstown Police Department is seeking the public’s help on a break-in and theft from a local convenience store that took place early Wednesday morning. According to a police department press release, the thieves who broke into the Speedy Mart, 450 East Stephen Foster Ave., also known as […]
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. 20, 2011, 6:42 p.m. — Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate lifted the restraining order Thursday afternoon he had placed on Restoring America Inc, a 527 group that had placed political advertising critical of Gov. Steve Beshear. The radio spots are back on the air locally on 1320 […]
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, 7:38 a.m. — Bardstown Police investigated a non-injury accident at the railroad crossing on KY 245 near Taco Bell involving a school bus. Traffic was blocked for a short time while the damaged vehicle was removed. There were no children injured in the accident. The accident happened at 7 a.m. Thursday. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, 11:59 p.m. – With a firmer grasp on the costs required to make the county’s 911 dispatch center Phase II compliant, it appears the board will not need to spend the full $250,000 line of credit from Nelson Fiscal Court. Adding up the total expenditures […]
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, 11:55 p.m. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office and Salt River Electric were called out about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday to the area near the Greenbrier Store for a single-car accident. According to dispatchers, residents out KY 49 all the way to Holy Cross Road and Melody Lake reported electrical power was […]
Daniel E. “Dan” Richard, 67, of Chaplin, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at his home. He was a native of Washington County. a retired teacher and school administrator, having worked in Washington County, Bloomfield Middle School and Nelson County High School. He was a member of the board of directors of the Northeast Nelson Fire District, […]
