Carolyn Hood, 71, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at her home. She was the former Carolyn Murphy, a native of Nelson County and a retired employee of General Electric with 31 years of service. She was a member of the Bloomfield Baptist Church where she served on the bereavement committee. She was the […]
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, 12:15 p.m. — Nelson County EMS, the Boston Fire Department and police responded to the area of Shady Lane and KY 61 for a reported injury accident. Three people were reportedly injured, including a child. Please follow and like us:
By VICKIE MILAZZO Author & columnist 2011 is drawing to a close and, for many recession-wracked American women, it feels like just another mile marker in an endurance race going nowhere. Depressing, but true. We trudge through the week at a dreary job, drive home fretting about money, and spend our evenings robot-walking through the […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Editor’s note: Jim Waters is on vacation this week. The following column originally was published in 2009. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, 11:55 a.m. – I spent years as a broadcast news anchor and these days frequently find me in a studio doing an interview or recording a […]
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, 10:45 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to report of a building on fire behind Subway on West John Rowan. The fire was not a building, but some repair work being done on the railroad tracks by R.J. Corman. Dispatchers told firefighters Corman had called to report their repair […]
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. […]
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, 12:49 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to an active fire alarm at Buffalo Wings & Rings, 1012 Granite Drive. Firefighters investigated and found there was no fire; a pull station was activated by an intoxicated customer. The firefighter also requested city police respond due to a fight in progress […]
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, 11:09 p.m. — The New Hope Fire Department was called to respond to a reported house fire at 145 Pinetree Drive in the Melody Lake area. A deputy sheriff was also dispatched to the area. Nelson County Dispatch confirmed the initial report after receiving a call from a neighbor. Manpower and […]
Joseph Harold Newton, 84, of Holy Cross, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. Born August 30, 1927, in Holy Cross, he was a former night watchman at the old Willett Distillery in Bardstown. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Roy Newton, Sr., and Mary Marie Newton; two […]
Mae Alice Vandiver Vittitow, 93, of Boston, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at the home of her niece in Bardstown. She was a label clerk for Jim Beam Distillery for more than 32 years before retiring to care for her mother. She was a lifelong member of the Boston Christian Church and was faithful to […]
