STAFF REPORT Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, 11:15 a.m. — Jim Waters, vice president of communications for the Bluegrass Institute, will be an in-studio guest on “Brooks & Company,” 11 to noon Tuesday, Dec. 6th. The Bluegrass Institute is a Bowling Green, Ky.-based think tank that works with other Kentuckians and organizations to promote meaningful policy […]
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. […]
Willie Ray Ferguson, 81, of Bardstown, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was a native of Ezel, Ky., a retired farmer and a member of The Peoples Church of Bardstown. Survivors include two daughters, Billie Jo (BJ) Medley of Loretto, and Minnie Lou Ferguson of Traverse City, Mich.; one brother, […]
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, 2 a.m. — Bardstown Police responded to Parker’s Sports Bar, 145 Parkway Drive, about 1:50 a.m. Sunday morning after a 911 call was received alleging a possible sexual assault. At least two officers responded, and according to one of the officers who investigated, the woman making the allegations apparently wanted police […]
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, 2 a.m. — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department was called to Cornish Lane for a structure fire. A passing deputy sheriff saw the unattached garage on fire and alerted Nelson County Dispatch. Firefighters were dispatched at about 1:40 Sunday morning. The homeowner and the deputy had most of the fire extinguished […]
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, 5:38 p.m. — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department responded to 19 Campground Road for an active smoke alarm called in by the alarm company. The response was subsequently canceled after the homeowner reported there was no fire or smoke. Please follow and like us:
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, 3:23 p.m. UPDATED 5:15 P.M. — The Bardstown Fire Department is working to contain a 6,000 gallon spill of 190-proof spirits at Heaven Hill Distilleries, 1064 Loretto Road. The spill occurred outside at the rear of the building. In the call to dispatchers, Heaven Hill […]
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, 2:20 p.m. — Two people were injured early Saturdayafternoon in a two-vehicle head-on crash in the 5700 block of New Haven Road south of Bardstown. Nelson County EMS and the sheriff’s office responded to the call about 12:10 Saturday afternoon. The Bardstown Fire Department was called for smoke coming from the […]
STAFF REPORT Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 10:50 p.m. — Nelson County District Court Judge Robert W. Heaton has been elected president of the Kentucky District Judges Association. Judge Heaton was elected to serve by his fellow judges at the District Judges College that took place Oct. 18-21 at the Administrative Office of the Courts in […]
David Stafford Greenwell, Sr., 72, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1939, inFairfieldand was retired from Mercer Stone. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary Greenwell; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons, David Greenwell, Jr., of Bardstown, and Scott […]
