Saturday, May 25, 2013, 6:20 p.m. — Local and area first-responders escorted the body of Bardstown Police K-9 Officer Jason Ellis from the medical examiner’s office in Louisville back to Bardstown about 5:30 Saturday evening. The body was accompanied by local police, fire and EMS units, as well as officers from Jefferson and Bullitt counties […]
Genevieve Parrott King, 82, of Cox’s Creek, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Jefferson Manor in Louisville. She was born April 14, 1931 in Botland, and was a retired sales clerk for Jim Beam Brands Outpost and Marshall’s Jewelers. She was an accomplished seamstress, doing custom sewing, making quilts and other crafts. She was a […]
Don Deroy Blakey, 54, of Chaplin, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, of a single vehicle accident in Bloomfield. He was a native of Chicago and worked as a roofer in the construction industry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Amond Green Blakey. He is survived by one daughter, Julie Osborne of […]
STAFF REPORT Saturday, May 25, 2013, 9 a.m. — A Bardstown police officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning at the Bloomfield exit ramp of the Blue Grass Parkway. The officer was found by passers-by who used the cruiser’s police radio to contact Nelson County Dispatch. Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was a seven-year veteran […]
STAFF REPORT Saturday, May 25, 2013 — The annual Memorial Day commemoration at the Bardstown Cemetery begins 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, 2013, at the cemetery’s main gazebo. Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin is the featured speaker. First-responder chaplains Terry Troutman and Karl Lusk will serve as ministers during the ceremony. Kenny Fogle will serve […]
By RAND PAUL U.S. Senator Special to the Nelson County Gazette Saturday, May 25, 2013 — When I filibustered over domestic drone use, critics said that I was being ridiculous. They said that no American had been killed by a drone on American soil and that no one was likely to be anytime soon. President […]
Ronald Edward Thompson, 66, of Deatsville, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born Nov. 1, 1946, and was retired from Johnson Controls – Globe Battery Division in Louisville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, 396 Engineering Co., Bardstown, and a member […]
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. […]
Thursday, May 23, 2013 — The membership meeting of Rolling Thunder Inc. Kentucky Chapter Four was held May 5, 2012. Receiving a Blue Star Coin from chapter President Jack Killion was Kim Mills who has a son in the service. Several guest speakers were on hand to give a presentation on the Solder & Family […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 23, 2013 — The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church will have a Memorial Day service 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013, to honor first responders of the community including fire, police, and emergency medical personnel. The special guest speaker is Master Trooper Norman Chaffins, Kentucky Affairs Officer for the Kentucky State […]
