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U.S. Rep. Guthrie to join WBRT’s ‘Brooks & Co.’ today from GOP convention

STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, 1 a.m. — Kentucky’s 2nd District Congressman Brett Guthrie will be a guest by telephone this morning from the Republican National Convention in Tampa during WBRT’s “Brooks & Company” show, 11 -noon. Guthrie’s segment will begin about 11:30 Tuesday morning. Listen in on 1320 WBRT AM, 97.1 WBRT FM, or […]

August 28th, 2012 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Video | Read More »

Looking for a way to improve your web browser speed? Here’s a few tips

By KYLE ROBINSON Contributing Writer Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 10 a.m. — How fast do the pages load when you are surfing the web? Do you have high speed internet (DSL or cable) and feel like your web pages aren’t loading as fast as they should? There are a few simple things you can do […]

August 27th, 2012 | Posted in Tech | Read More »

Bardstown Fire called to extinguish grass fire along Fairfield Road

Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, 1:45 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to 2220 Fairfield Road for a grass fire along the roadway. The fire threatened an adjacent hay field, but was extinguished before it spread to the field. Firefighters were called out at about 1:15 p.m. -30- Please follow and like us:

August 26th, 2012 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Bluegrass Beacon: Kentuckians should beware of education data ‘snow jobs’

By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Sunday, Aug. 25, 2012, 1 p.m. – Law enforcement officials again are cautioning elderly Kentuckians about financial scams, warning: “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” A similar disclaimer could also be applied to the continual inundation of rosy claims concerning the performance […]

August 26th, 2012 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Opinion | Read More »

Jail Logs–Aug. 20-24, 2012

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. […]

August 26th, 2012 | Posted in Courts,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Man suffers minor injuries after his truck struck from rear by semi

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, 9:30 p.m. — A 62-year-old man was taken to Flaget Memorial Hospital Saturday morning after the extended cab pickup truck he was in was hit from behind by a semi tractor-trailer rig. The accident took place at about 10:20 Saturday morning on West John Rowan near its intersection with Padgett Way. […]

August 25th, 2012 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Downtown building suffers damage after being struck by vehicle

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, 8:45 a.m. — Bardstown Police were called to a non-injury accident described as “vehicle versus building” about 11:35 Saturday morning. According to a caller, a vehicle ran into the building where Luckett & Luckett Insurance is located at 211 North Third St. The building was said to have suffered some damage. […]

August 25th, 2012 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

19-year-old taken to hospital after intentional overdose

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, 8:40 p.m. — A 19-year-old man was taken Saturday evening to Flaget Memorial Hospital after he took an intentional overdose of a prescription medicine. Nelson County EMS and police were called to response to the 100 block of Grant Avenue for a suicidal teenager. At one point, the man was locked […]

August 25th, 2012 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Richard Thomas ‘Hawk’ Bowman, Sr., Chaplin

Richard Thomas “Hawk” Bowman, Sr., of Chaplin, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at his home. He was a native of Jefferson Country, a Marine Corps veteran having served during the Vietnam War era, and a member of the Sunshine Chapel Baptist Church of Louisville. He was the son of the late Charles and Hester Adcock Bowman, […]

August 24th, 2012 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Mary Ann ‘Sadie’ Norman, 63, New Haven

Mary Ann “Sadie” Norman, 63 of New Haven, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. She was born to the late Francis Chester and Mary Aline Donahue Clark in New Hope. She was a Catholic by faith and a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in New Hope. She was a custodial worker for the Bardstown […]

August 24th, 2012 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

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