By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, June 27, 2013, 1 a.m. — While Nelson County EMS ambulances routinely save lives by transporting the sick and injured to hospitals for treatment, a quick-thinking EMS crew may have saved lives Wednesday night in the wake of torrential rains that passed through the area. A Nelson County […]
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — The National Weather Service In Louisville has issued a Tornado Warning for southwestern Nelson County, central Hardin County and northern LaRue County until 10:55 p.m. It includes the areas of New Haven, Nelsonville and Howardstown. At 10:24 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 3 miles northeast […]
STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 7:30 p.m. — A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for entral Nelson County until 750 PM EDT. At 715 PM EDT… a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Hodgenville… and moving east at 25 mph. Main hazards is 60 mph wind gusts. The area in yellow on the […]
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 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 — Brian S. Downs, 35, was arrested Monday night, June 24, 2013, and charged with the June 16 armed robbery of the Domino’s Pizza store, 701 N. Third St. The Nelson County Gazette was the first local media to report the story (click here for the Gazette’s story). During […]
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. This information […]
James Donald “Duck” Mattingly, 71, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born July 10, 1941, was a native of Nelson County and a retired mechanic for Joe Hills for more than 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edna Mattingly; his parents, Martin “Muck” […]
Eli Stuart Thompson, 61, of Louisville, formerly of Lebanon, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Norton Audubon Hospital. He was born in Lebanon and was owner and operator of E. Stuart Thompson Investment Consulting Services. He graduated with a B.S. accounting degree from the University of Kentucky. He also had a Master’s degree in Business […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 1 a.m. — Today’s edition of “Brooks & Company” will feature Open Lines Tuesday to allow listeners to talk about recent events, including recent local, national and international news events. You are invited to call in and join host Jim Brooks today by calling (502) 348-2222 during the show which […]
Don F. “Termite” Parkerson, 64, of Nicholasville, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. He was a native of Nelson County and was born Sept. 10, 1948. He was a retired owner of Don Parkerson Plumbing and of the Catholic faith. He was the son of the late William […]
