By Rep. David Floyd 50th District State Representative Thursday, March 27, 2013, 11:55 a.m. – Governor Beshear vetoed HB 279, the bill that seeks to restore judicial scrutiny of laws, ordinances, and regulations that might infringe on a person’s constitutional right to freedom of religion. Our freedom of religion is based on the First Amendment to […]
By Kentucky LRC News March 26, 2013, 10:20 p.m. — Intent on reducing over $30 billion in unfunded obligations in the state’s public employee pension system, the Kentucky General Assembly voted tonight to change benefits offered for future employees served by the Kentucky Retirement Systems and pay down the pension system’s debt to the tune […]
Phillip Dean Johnson, 67, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born Sept. 3, 1945, in Bardstown. He was a former carpenter for Joe Hutchins and of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Edward and Monzell McCubbins Johnson; three sisters, Jo […]
Christine Boblitt Polley, 91, died peacefully Monday, March 25, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born March 21, 1922, in Nelson County. She was a bookkeeper for Shelton’s Furniture for 20 years and for Polley & Trent contractors until her retirement. She was a member of My Old Kentucky Home Order of the Eastern […]
Glen Thomas Richardson, 56, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was a native of Bardstown, a graduate of Saint Catharine’s College, and an employee of Barton’s 1972 Distillery for 34 years where he was the traffic and shipping manager. He was a former employee of Lionstone and Kraft […]
Hattie Frances Holt Stumph Smith Harrison, 93, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013. She was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Spencer County. She was a retired seamstress at the former Bardstown Sewing Factory and a member of Bardstown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by three husbands, John F. Stumph, Edwin Marshall Smith […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 26, 2013 — Today’s edition of “Brooks & Company” will feature an interview with Second District U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie about the budget, immigration reform and jobs creation. Guthrie’s interview will be followed by studio guests Margie Bradford, chair of the Nelson County Democratic Party, and executive committee member Kenny Fogle, […]
Catherine Lee Janes, 92, formerly of Bardstown, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Jewish Hospital of Shelbyville. She was born Nov. 11, 1920, in Nelson County as the former Catherine Hutchins. She was a former employee of Glencoe Distillery and a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of The Ascension in Shelbyville. She […]
Patricia “Patsy” Hall, 81, of Bardstown, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born April 17, 1931, in Bardstown. She was a homemaker, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Howard and Ada Mary Mathews; one sister; and three brothers. She […]
Monday, March 25, 2013, 1:25 p.m. — City utility crews flushing water hydrants in the area near the Nelson County Justice Center triggered the center’s fire alarms system about 1:10 p.m. Monday afternoon. The Bardstown Fire Department responded to a fire alarm called in by the center’s alarm company. Firefighters arrived and verified the activation […]
