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 A new report by the Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s free-market think tank, assesses the effects of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on the commonwealth’s economy. “2013 Bluegrass Energy Report: The EPA’s Economic Impact on Kentucky” discusses these regulations by: identifying specific regulations that impact the commonwealth’s economy through higher energy costs and industry job […]
Joseph Edward Riggs, 73, of Springfield, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at his daughter’s home. He was born Sept. 11, 1939, in Loretto, and was a retired truck driver for Riggs Demolition. He was preceded in death by his father, John Edward Riggs; his mother, Mary Louise Riggs; two brothers, John Edmund Riggs and James […]
Virginia Roberts, 83, of Bardstown, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was born on July 25, 1929, in Nelson County where she was a homemaker. She loved hosting large family celebrations, decorating for the holidays, nurturing her grandchildren talents in music, art, and academics. She was a member of […]
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, May 13, 2013 — The New Haven Site-Based Decision-Making Council gave its final approval Friday of Shelley Badgett as the new principal of the New Haven School. Badgett comes to New Haven from Washington County where she has been a special education teacher since 2004 at North Washington Elementary School, and also […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, May 13, 2013 — Tuesday’s edition of WBRT’s “Brooks & Company” will feature an interview with Ashland insurance broker Marcus Woodward, a member of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board. Woodward will discuss the exchange and what it means for Kentucky’s implementation in the Affordable Care Act. Woodward is scheduled to […]
Monday, May 13, 2013 — The Nelson County Democratic Executive Committee will meet 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, in the Conference Room of the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department in the Justice Plaza. Plans for the year’s activities will be discussed. All registered Democrats are welcome to attend the meeting. . The Nelson County Democratic Woman’s […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Monday, May 13, 2013 – More than 324 years after architect Sir Christopher Wren constructed fake pillars at Windsor Town Hall near London to satisfy building inspectors, tourists remain fascinated with the good-for-nothing posts.The story goes that in 1689, local inspectors warned that the town hall would […]
To to the Editor: People in every community must make decisions on what is right for their local situation. Nelson County is a great place to live, work and play, but even the best places can improve and enhance the quality of life for residents. The perennial issues facing our residents are an Indoor Pool […]
