By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, 11:55 p.m. — In order to secure the financial future of the Stephen Foster Drama Association, the Bardstown City Council was asked at its meeting Tuesday night to consider making a donation to the group part of the city’s annual budget. The annual presentation of […]
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, 2:20 p.m. — A 6-year-old boy was injured in a fall off playground equipment Tuesday afternoon at Cox’s Creek Elementary School. Nelson County EMS responded about 1:35 Tuesday afternoon for a report of an injured child on the school playground. First-responders reported the student fell from monkey bars on the playground. […]
Dorothy Faye Osborne, 85, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was born June 13, 1927, in Washington County. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Joseph Parish and was previously employed as director of Colonial House Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, 5 p.m. — The Louisville Courier-Journal reported this afternoon that talks between preservationists and officials with Bethlehem High School and the Archdiocese of Louisville are ongoing regarding the future of Anatok. A scheduled court hearing set for today was postponed. Preservationists sued to stop the planned demolition of Anatok […]
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, Jan. 7, 2013, 11:14 a.m. — Bardstown Police arrested a second suspect in the Huddle House assault Friday night during a traffic stop on John Rowan Boulevard near Dairy Queen. According to a police department press release, Officer Jason Ellis stopped the vehicle at 11:37 p.m. While the vehicle was coming to […]
Mary Ruby Thomas, 83, of Loretto, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx. She was born Oct. 6, 1929, in Holy Cross. She and her husband operated the old Dollar and Variety Store in Loretto and were members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She was preceded in death […]
Dorothy Ann Bickett, 82, of Loretto, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was born Sept. 9, 1930, in New Hope. She was a former employee of Marker’s Mark Distillery and member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Eugene “Nick” […]
Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, 2:15 p.m. — The Rolling Fork Fire Department was called to assist the New Hope Fire Department with manpower and a tanker at a mobile home fire on 352 Happy Hollow Road in Melody Lake. The home had a propane and fuel tank nearby. The New Hope department was called out […]
Nancy Pugh, 69, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 1, 1944, in Laona, Wisc. She was a self-employed caregiver, a volunteer for Nelcasa and a member of the Lutheran faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Verlin and Nellie Starks. She is survived by […]
