Ernest H. Coulter Jr., 79, of Lexington, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 24, 1934, in Washington County. He was a retired engineer for the Kennoy Co. and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was the son of the late Ernest H. “Red” […]
Oct. 7, 2013, 10:20 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to Hardee’s restaurant, 707 N. Third St., for a report of smoke in the building. Firefighters arrived and found that the business had experienced an electrical problem earlier in the morning and an electrician had been called to make needed repairs. There was […]
Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, 1:15 a.m. — Bardstown Police and Nelson County EMS responded at about 12:15 Monday morning to the 100 block of Robin Drive for a report of a suicidal female believed to have taken an unknown amount of an unknown medication. The 43-year-old victim was take to Flaget Memorial Hospital for evaluation. […]
By TAMMY BROOKS Nelson County Gazette publisher Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 — This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Surely you are very aware of the pink ribbon campaign that reminds us all of the need to prevent, detect, treat and fund research about breast cancer — all of which are very important. Many of you […]
STAFF REPORT Oct. 6, 2013, 8:45 p.m. — Matt Bevin, the Republican Senate primary challenger to Mitch McConnell, will be speaking at the October meeting of the Spencer County Tea Party 7 p.m. Oct. 17th at the Kentucky Farm Bureau building, 695 Taylorsville Road in Taylorsville. Bevin has lived in Kentucky since 1999 and has […]
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 – The Northeast Nelson Fire Department open house at Station 1 on Perry Street in Bloomfield is still taking place as planned today from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring the whole family for an educational trip about the fire department, its equipment and fire safety. -30- Please follow and like us:
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, 12:10 a.m. — The Grand Ol’ Picnic planned for today has been cancelled, but not due to the heavy rains anticipated in today’s weather forecast. The picnic’s last-minute cancellation was apparently due to concern that a church — the Bardstown United Methodist Church — was […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, 10:20 p.m. — A new 24/7 Wall St. report reveals that only four states are poorer than Kentucky. Kentucky’s poverty rate of 19.4 percent in 2012 was much higher than the national rate, which is less than 16 percent; median income is […]
Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, 4:20 p.m. — A 21-year-old pregnant woman was injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of North Third Street and East West John Rowan in front of Town & Country Bank. The crash was first reported at 3:50 p.m. as non-injury, but Nelson County EMS was called when […]
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 is […]
