Friday, June 22, 2012, 5 a.m. — Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company” will focus on Anatok, the historic home owned by Bethlehem High School and the controversy regarding the school’s plans that have included tearing the 165-year-old mansion down. Local historian David H. Hall will be the in-studio guest and will discuss the history […]
Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 1:40 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to 4913 Bloomfiled Road for a report of a detached garage on fire about 12:32 Tuesday morning. Firefighters determined the burning garage — containing two vehicles — was close to a mobile home but it did not pose an immediate threat to the home. […]
Monday, June 25, 2012, 8:57 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to 142 Carey Court for a fire in a bedroom. Firefighters were dispatched at about 8:36 Monday evening. Firefighters had the fire quickly under control and began removing the contents of the room to determine if the fire spread into the walls, floor […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, June 25, 2012, 4:30 p.m. — With the sound of 1940s big band music as a backdrop, Life Care Centers of American officials broke ground Monday morning on a $6 million expansion that will add a 5,200 sq. ft. residential wing as well as a 2,600 sq. ft. […]
Monday, June 25, 2012, 3:15 p.m. — Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1051, The Gold Vault Patriots, will hold their monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012, at th Nolin RECC conference room, 411 Ring Road, Elizabethtown. Open to all men and women veterans who served during Vietnam and Vietnam era (August 1964-May 1975) […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, June 25, 2012, 10 a.m. — On the eve of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of parts of the Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare — the nation’s bishops are asking Catholics to take part in a two-week period of reflection, prayer and […]
Martha Lenora Hamilton, 84, of Bardstown, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born May 1, 1928, in Manton and formerly lived in Loretto. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Irvin and Thelma Laura Blanford; her husband Paul Virgil Hamilton; one daughter, Mary Jane Hamilton; two sons, Joseph […]
George McAllister, 59, of Bardstown, died Monday, June 18, 2012. He was born Oct. 22, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was an employee of Tower Automotive. He was preceded in death by his parents, Larry J. and Stella McAllister; and a sister, Nancy Gonzalez. He is survived by his wife, Virginia McAllister of Bardstown; two […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, June 23, 2012, 1:55 a.m. — The city’s welcome parade Friday night for the Rand McNalley/USA Today “Best of the Road” contest judges almost had an unexpected entry — an EMS ambulance on an emergency run — when an injured man turned up unexpectedly in front of a […]
By DAVE RAMSEY Syndicated financial columnist Dear Dave, I’m about to graduate from college, and I’m following your plan and trying to focus on my future financial situation. Is the current down economy a cyclical thing and just part of life? DJ Dear DJ, It is. There are always cycles in the economy. I know […]
