Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, 2 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded about 7:12 p.m. Wednesday to a reported chimney fire in the 1300 block of Poplar Flat Road. A caller reported seeing flames and embers blowing from the chimney. On arrival, firefighters confirmed a small fire at the base of the chimney. They removed […]
Charles Eugene “Gene” Powell, 74, of Bardstown, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born Jan. 21, 1938, in Jefferson County and was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America and a member […]
Martha JoAnn “Jo” Donahue, 66, of Bardstown, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was a native of Nelson County, a healthcare giver, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was the daughter of the late John Ernest and Golda Clark Donahue. She was preceded in death by […]
John Lionel “Lonnie” Mattingly, 63, formerly of Louisville and Boston, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. He was born May 25, 1949, in Marion County. He worked in construction and was a Catholic by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Spalding Mattingly and Frances Hallene Blair […]
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. […]
By DAVE RAMSEY Syndicated financial columnist Dear Dave, I’m trying to help my son and daughter-in-law by encouraging them to get out of debt and live on a budget. It hasn’t been a problem to give them money when they’ve asked in the past, but I’m afraid they’re still in a mess. How can I […]
Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, 4 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded at about 8:45 Monday morning to a reported activated carbon monoxide detector at a home in the 100 block of Highland Drive. Firefighters used their gas detectors and found no traces of CO and determined the detector had a weak battery. The resident […]
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, 1:30 a.m. — The 16-year-old female driver of a van suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon about 2 p.m. when her vehicle left the road and overturned on Poplar Flat Road near Ed Pile Road. Parents of the two minor children who were passengers in van refused transport by EMS. The driver […]
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, 1 a.m. — One person was injured Saturday about 1:11 p.m. in a single-vehicle rollover crash of a Dodge pickup truck near the 15 mile maker of the Blue Grass Parkway. Nelson County EMS, the Bardstown Fire Department and police responded to the scene. Police requested firefighters respond to contain leaking […]
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, 1 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called Saturday about 1:53 p.m. to the 14 mile marker eastbound lanes of the Blue Grass Parkway for a report of a small grass fire called in by a passerby. Firefighters responded from their location at the site of a vehicle crash about […]
