Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, 2:58 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to the Five Star Food Mart, 1855 New Haven Road, for a fire in a fryer at the business. Firefighters said the fire happened while employees were preparing to change out the oil. Firefighters extinguished the fire and inspected the kitchen area to determine […]
STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, 5:45 p.m. — A Bardstown man was arrested Wednesday on burglary charges stemming from an break-in that took place Dec. 1, 2011 on Ashberry Drive. John Mattew Jackson, 18, was arrested by Bardstown Police and charged with first-degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence. The arrest came after an […]
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, 3:15 p.m. — Nelson County EMS transported a 5-year-old girl who was injured on the playground behind Foster Heights Elementary School. EMTs reported the girl fell a distance of about twice her height and landed flat on her back. She was taken to Flaget Memorial Hospital complaining of back pain. The […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, 1:30 a.m. – Having declared recent questions about several of the city’s firearms-related ordinances “a dead issue,” Bardstown Mayor Bill Sheckles was faced with someone who believed the topic needed more discussion: Shelby County resident Stephen McBride. McBride has been a frequent guest at Bardstown […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, 11 p.m. – With the end of the calendar year approaching, the Bardstown City Council took care of some financial housekeeping at its meeting Tuesday evening. The council unanimously approved changes to the city’s budget in order to allocate grant money received and to include […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 10 p.m. — The debate over Bardstown’s gun-related ordinances and their conflicts with state and federal law may be over in the mind of the mayor, but for those interested in gun control issues, the debate is still very much alive. At a city council […]
Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, 4:55 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to the parking lot of Moby Dick, 211 West John Rowan Ave., for a reported vehicle on fire in the parking lot. Firefighters arrived to find an SUV in the parking lot with a fire in the engine compartment. Firefighters had the […]
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. […]
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, 3 a.m. — the Bardstown Fire Department was dispatched to the Nelson County Area Technology Center, 1060 Bloomfield Road for an active fire alarm at 2:28 Sunday morning. Firefighters investigated the active alarm and believed there was a problem with the sprinkler system. There was no fire. -30- Please follow and […]
