Allalee LaFollette Kesler, 86, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at University Hospital in Louisville. She was a member of the Rolling Fork Baptist Church in Lyons Station, and was retired from Gamble Brothers and Cochrant Foils of Louisville after many years of service. She was born March 18, 1926, and was the daughter of the […]
Deborah “Debbie” Adams, 56, of Bloomfield died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. She was born December 10, 1955-, in Nelson County. She was an employee of Newcomb Oil Company and a member of Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. She was preceded in death by a son, David Cory Adams; one […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Friday, June 22, 2012, 1:30 a.m. — Members of the Catholic faith gathered Thursday night at churches and parish centers across the country for activities to kickoff “Fortnight for Freedom,” a two-week period of prayer, observance and activism in support of religious freedom. The two-week period began Thursday, the […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The crowd that traveled to recent public hearings in Frankfort and Pikeville for showdowns with the visiting Environmental Protection Agency overwhelmingly supported the home-team coal miners. The home team was determined to resist the EPA’s assault on coal and Kentuckians’ right to […]
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 3:30 p.m. — The Boston Fire Department was called about 2:20 p.m. to a reported propane leak at the Jim Beam Brands’ Boston plant. Firefighters arrived to find employees had closed a valve to shut off the leak. Firefighters shut down traffic on KY 61, Lebanon Junction Road, while they determined if […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 3:30 p.m. — The National Weather Service is predicted warm, clear weather for this weekend’s Fairfield Homecoming taking place Saturday and Sunday in Nelson County’s smallest incorporated city. Click here to download the Fairfield Homecoming flyer. Saturday’s events include yard sales all over town; historical displays in the Fairfield […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 8:20 a.m. — Families and individuals who want to learn traditional rifle marksmanship skills and history in a fun, safe setting will want to register for an upcoming Project Appleseed clinic to be held at the Knob Creek Gun Range in West Point the weekend of June 30-July 1, […]
Monday, June 19, 2012, 11:57 p.m. — A 54-year-old woman was injured and her companion died at the scene of a motorcycle crash on North Third Street near its intersection with Flamingo Drive about 6 p.m. Monday. The individual who died was wearing a helmet at the time the motorcycle and another vehicle collided. An […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, June 18, 2012, 9 p.m. — Kim Huston, the president of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency, will be the in-studio guest on Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company” airing 11 to noon on 1320 WBRT. Huston will be discussing local economic development efforts — including the recently announced expansion at American […]
Joseph B. “Joe” Riggs, Sr, 42, of Cox’s Creek, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at his father’s home. He was born October 28, 1969, in Louisville and worked as a painting contractor. He was a member of Iron Order Motorcycle Club and Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown. He was preceded in death by a sister, […]
