Monday, March 5, 2012, 2 p.m. – A deputy sheriff was requested to respond to an address on Campground Church Road about 2 p.m. Monday for a report that the rotting carcass of a horse belonging to a neighbor was in the creek next to the caller’s home. The caller said there were other horse […]
Monday, March 5, 2012, 2 p.m. — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department responded Sunday evening to Hwy 1066 near Chaplin-Taylorsville Road for a report of a hay bale that was burning after being ignited by an electric fence. Firefighters were paged out just after 8 p.m. Sunday evening and were on scene for about 45 […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, March 5, 2012, 11:50 a.m. (UPDATED 1:46 p.m. ) – Volunteer firefighters who provide fire protection inside the city limits of Bardstown and a sizable area of the county announced the department’s intention to split with the city-funded Bardstown fire department if Mayor Bill Sheckles does not recommend […]
Monday, March 5, 2012, 11 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to the offices of Dr. Mark Abrahmovich, 300 W. John Fitch, about 10:40 Monday morning on a request for an odor investigation. The employees reported what was described as a burning smell in one area of the building. Firefighters traced the problem to […]
Sunday, March 04, 2012, 11 p.m. – The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office investigated a number thefts from vehicles Sunday morning from the area of Slate Run off Bloomfield Road north of Nelson County High School. A deputy reported a number of small items had been taken from vehicles in the area overnight, and requested extra […]
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 10:15 p.m. — Two women suffered minor injuries Sunday morning when the pickup truck they were in was struck from the rear by a Ford Mustang. Bardstown Police and Nelson County EMS were called to the area of the crash near the intersection of Old Nazareth Road and North Third Street […]
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 9:55 p.m. — The Rolling Fork Fire Department was called Sunday morning to the area of Price Creek Loop and New Haven Road for a report of the strong odor of propane or natural gas. A deputy sheriff passing through the area about 6:05 a.m. requested Nelson County Dispatch to send firefighters […]
Richard Lee “Dick” Stone, 69, of Bardstown, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. His was a member of New Salem Baptist Church in Cox’s Creek and a member of Duvall Lodge No. 6 F&AM in Bardstown. He was a Boy Scouts of America scoutmaster for Troop 258 in Bardstown, a member […]
Mary Edgaurita “Rita” Winters, 79, of Manton, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center, Louisville. She was born Feb. 5, 1933, at Holy Cross. She was a former employee of Crystal Sheen Arts & Crafts in Oakdale, Calif., and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Manton. She was preceded […]
Dr. John C. Bradford, Sr., 79, of Bardstown, affectionately known as “Gaga” by his grandchildren, died peacefully Friday, March 2, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 5, 1932, in Diehlstadt, Mo. He grew up in Benton, Scott County in Southeastern Missouri where, as a standout basketball […]
