To the editor, I must admit my passionate disagreement with The Kentucky Standard’s Friday, Sept. 20 publication of the Sept. 12 Lexington Herald-Leader editorial, “Cigarette tax hike generates benefits.” Specifically in Kentucky, our economy has taken a major downturn because tax increases on tobacco have put many family farms out of business. In addition, when […]
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, 1 p.m. — Bardstown Police, Nelson County EMS and the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office were called to the area of Jefferson Avenue Thursday morning about 11:50 for a report of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. After determining the victim was deceased, the Nelson County coroner and a police chaplain were dispatched to […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, 11:15 a.m. — Bardstown Police recovered a stolen Suzuki passenger car containing a stolen .22 caliber rifle Thursday morning in the Nelson County High School parking lot. The vehicle was spotted by a Nelson County deputy sheriff, who alerted city police at about 8:30 Thursday morning. The vehicle was […]
Mabel Jean Werner Bryan, 81, of New Haven, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. She was a member of St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in New Haven. She was retired from the Nelson County Board of Education after 32 years of service having taught in New Haven […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, 11:59 p.m. — A Bardstown business withdrew its appeal of an interpretation of the city’s sign ordinance just moments before a vote Tuesday night by the Bardstown City Council. The council meet Tuesday in special session for what may have been a first in recent […]
Daniel D. Bennett, 58, died peacefully in his home in Bardstown, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. He was born Aug. 26, 1954 in Fort Hood, Texas, to Dewey and Mary Ann (Temple) Bennett. He attended schools in Iowa and Kentucky, graduating from Washington County High School in 1972. He received his Bachelors degree in Journalism from […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 — Kenny Fogle, the executive director of the United Way of Nelson County, reports that this year’s Spirit 5k walk and run attracted 295 participants. The event is the kick-off fundraising event that is held in conjunction each year with the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. In the Women’s division, the […]
Hilda Thomas Cassity, 85, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born March 9, 1927, in Cox’s Creek. She was a 1945 graduate of Bardstown High School, a charter member of Wickland Baptist Church and was retired as the owner of Cassity’s Day Care which she operated for more […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 – “Fairness” is a term getting thrown around during the current campaign season more than a football at a Cards vs. Cats game. President Obama has even made it the centerpiece of his reelection campaign, using rhetoric filled with talk of “fairness” but […]
By KYLE ROBINSON Tech Corner Columnist Sunday, Sept. 15, 2012 — Are you shopping for a new computer but aren’t sure which one to buy? Often times as people are shopping for a new PC, they run across jargon like “RAM,” “AMD,” “Intel,” or other terms that read like some unknown language. First, let’s talk […]
