STAFF REPORT Aug. 14, 2012, 10 a.m. — Bardstown resident Richard Nest filed this morning as the 9th candidate for Bardstown City Council. In a press release issued Tuesday morning, Nest explained his reasons for seeking a council seat. I have dedicated myself to run for City Council being the right person for the right […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, 9 a.m.. — With just hours left before the deadline to file for office, there remain races that need additional candidates. Candidates who miss today’s 4 p.m. filing deadline will have the opportunity to run as a write-in candidate. That deadline is Oct. 26. BARDSTOWN CITY COUNCIL. Richard Nest […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 14, 2012, 4 a.m. – Jim Waters, the president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, will be the guest on Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company” airing 11 to noon on 1320 WBRT. Waters will be the institute’s latest fundraising efforts and why tax-deductible donations benefit the cause of freedom, […]
Cammy Sue Riggs, 50, of Louisville, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1961, in Louisville. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Fairdale. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Harold Riggs, Sr. Survivors include her son, Richard Riggs of West Liberty; her mother, […]
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. […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, 2:15 a.m. — Two people were arrested Sunday evening after Bardstown Police investigated numerous reports of gunshots fired in the area of Ashberry Drive and Camptown Road. The first reports of gunfire came just after midnight Sunday morning. Additional reports of gunshots were reported to Nelson County Dispatch repeatedly […]
Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, 2 a.m. — One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening about 6:30. The crash happened on Bellwood Road near its intersection with Brothers Lane. Nelson County EMS and the Bardstown Fire Department responded to the crash. The vehicle was on its side and had crashed into […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, 6:15 p.m. (UPDATED 9 p.m.) — The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Sunday that former Springfield Mayor Mike Haydon, Gov. Steve Beshear’s chief of staff, died about noon Sunday. The newspaper reported it was believed he had a heart attack, though other unconfirmed reports indicate his death may have been due […]
Sheila Marie Lyvers, 53, of New Hope, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at her home. She was born April 27, 1959, in Nelson County. She was a former employee of VNA Healthcare and member of Rolling Fork Christian Church in New Haven. She was preceded in death by her father, James Hubertus Donahue and her sister, […]
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, 2:50 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called Saturday afternoon to 1689 Stonehouse Rd. for a report of an ATV on fire. Firefighters were paged at about 2:20 p.m. and were on scene within 10 minutes. The four-wheeler ATV was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Firefighters were on […]
