By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, March 14, 2013 – “Woe unto you, lawyers,” Jesus Christ himself once said. Fast forward 20 centuries and Christ could have had the personal-injury, ambulance-chasing kind of lawyer in mind. You’ve seen these law-benders’ brand of advertising: targeting doctors doing their best to alleviate patients’ pain […]
William Fabian “Billy” Mattingly, 49, of Bardstown, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 16, 1963, in Nelson County to the late Fabian and Jo Ann Davis Mattingly. He was a self-employed handyman. Survivors include one daughter, Amber Nalley and her husband Allen, both of Bardstown; two sons, Josie and […]
Rebecca Lorene Claywell Otto, 36 of Lebanon, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at her home. She was born June 6, 1976, in Marion County. She was a former employee of T.G. KY and currently a student at St. Catharine College. Survivors include her husband, Lee William Otto II, of Lebanon; one daughter, Breanna Claywell of Lebanon; her […]
Phillip Gary Back, 51, of Caneyville, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 15, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio. He was a member of the Air National Guard in Dayton, the American Legion in Leitchfield and a member of the Christian faith. He worked for Tractor Supply for several years and […]
Marie Magyar, 92, died Dec. 11, 2012. A Memorial Mass is 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral with the Rev. Bill Hammer officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. Clark and Houghlin Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements. -30- Please follow and like […]
By Rep. David Floyd 50th District State Representative Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 12:15 a.m. – Senate Bill 1 is designed to help overseas voters gain access to absentee ballots. But Secretary of State Alison Grimes says she wants overseas voters to be able to return their ballot electronically. So she prevailed on the majority leaders in […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Author, attorney and former prosecutor KrisAnne Hall will be the guest today on “Brooks & Company,” 11-noon today on 1320 WBRT, 97.1 FM and streaming live on the Internet on the Nelson County Gazette and WBRT websites. Hall is a resident of North Florida who will speak Thursday […]
LRC Public Information Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — School districts in Kentucky will be allowed to raise the minimum dropout age for their students under legislation that cleared the Kentucky General Assembly Monday. Senate Bill 97, sponsored by Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, will allow local school districts across the state to increase the compulsory attendance […]
Benedict O. Williamson, 78, of Louisville, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at his home surrounded by family. He was a native of New Hope and a retired employee of General Electric and Woody’s Barber Shop. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. He also coached […]
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 3:39 p.m. — The Rolling Fork Fire Department was called Saturday to Old Hwy 52 off Lyons Station Road in LaRue County for a fire involving a large truck carrying propane tanks. The fire department was dispatched at 3:10 Saturday afternoon to a truck fire near a large building. Eyewitnesses reported […]
