Clara “Renee” Donahue, 44, of Holy Cross, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, from injuries sustained in an auto accident near Holy Cross. She was born Dec. 24, 1967, in Louisville. She was employed as director of housekeeping at “The Village of Lebanon” nursing home and was a Catholic by faith. She was a recent participant […]
Jerry L. Jeffries, 55, of Cox’s Creek, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was a member and deacon of the Little Union Baptist Church in Fairfield. He was a 1976 graduate of Valley High School in Valley Station. He was born Aug. 20, 1956 in Louisville to the late […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 10 p.m. — Holding up the latest issue of the Kentucky League of Cities magazine “Kentucky City,” Bardstown Mayor Bill Sheckles showed an article titled “Showdown at City Hall? What to know about local gun control.” Sheckles told the council at its regular meeting Tuesday […]
To the Editor, On Monday March 26, HB 500 passed the Ky. Senate with a vote of 34-2. HB 500 now goes to the Governor, with a veto proof vote margin in both chambers, for signing. I now feel safe in saying that HB 500 will soon be law in the Commonwealth of Ky. HB […]
By DAVE RAMSEY Guest columnist Dear Dave, I want to keep one of our credit cards open and use the bill-pay option for utilities and other monthly bills. I want to do this so we can continue earning rewards points, and the way I look at it, we’d just be re-routing the money and paying […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 10 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, Jan. 31st. The Bluegrass Institute is a Bowling Green, Ky.-based think tank that works with other Kentuckians and organizations to promote meaningful policy changes […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, March 26, 2012, 8 p.m. — The Nelson County Gazette announced Monday it had signed an agreement with syndicated financial talk radio host Dave Ramsey to carry Ramsey’s weekly advice column, “Dave Says.” Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, popular national radio personality and the author of three New York […]
Monday, March 27, 2012, 4:30 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to a report of smoke coming from a storage shed off Ray Wimsett Boulevard, located behind the Days Inn on New Haven Road. Firefighters reported finding the shed, approximately 10 x 12 feet in size, emitting light smoke. Firefighters quickly knocked the fire […]
James Bernard “Jimmy” Houck, 81, of Bardstown, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was a native of Indianapolis,a U.S. Marine veteran who served in the Korean War. He was former owner of Rock Drilling Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents; Everett B. and Ada Clements Houck; […]
Christopher Randall “Chris” Sweasy, 34, of Crandall, Ind., died Friday, March 23, 2012, at his home. He was a self-employed carpet and hardwood flooring installer, a member of the Kentuckiana Bulldog Club and he bred and raised English Bulldogs. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Doris and Gilbert Sweasy and James C. Sharp. […]
