Mary Jane Settles Adams, 86, of Bardstown, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was born in Nelson County July 2, 1927, to the late Raymond Wilson Settles Sr. & Agnes McNabb Settles. She was a retired employee of Barton Distillery after working in the office for 44 years and […]
Jessie Faye Epley, 63, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, in Largo, Fla. She was born June 18, 1950, in Bloomfield. She was the retired director for Housing Authority of Bardstown. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Irene Richardson; one brother, Edgar Richardson; and one grandson, Jeremy Greenwell Keeling. She […]
William Otis Mason, 62, of Bloomfield, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home. He was a native of Nelson County, a 1969 graduate of Bloomfield High School, a former employee of Humphrey Bros. Hardware and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. He was […]
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, 7 p.m. — An Elizabethtown man was injured Wednesday morning when his truck was struck by a tractor-trailer rig near the 1 mile market in the eastbound lanes of the Blue Grass Parkway. At about 9:35 Wednesday morning, Charles L. Dever, 60, drove his 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck from the parkway […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, 11:55 p.m. — TodayIFoundOut.com contains hidden facts about Thanksgiving that should make us appreciative for blessings beyond our table’s bountiful spread. Take, for example, the pioneering Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. Chances are you’d be pulling an eight-to-five and there would be nothing at all […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 — Greg Brohm has stepped down from the head football coach position at Thomas Nelson High School according to Principal Wes Bradley. After spending two years in the head role Brohm has decided to take time over the next year to focus on completing graduate school and his teaching […]
By MARK BALLARD Guest columnist Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, 8 p.m. — There is a lot of talk as of late about Common Core. What is Common Core? The Mission Statement states: “The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what […]
Gordon Dale Hinton Sr., 75, of Cox’s Creek, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Sellersburg, Ind. He was a retired health insurance broker and a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Hinton and Emma L. Herbest Pigg; […]
Donald R. Greenwell, 69, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at his home. He was born May 11, 1944, in Louisville. He was a retired agent for State Farm Insurance and a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam. He was a member of the Bardstown Knights of Columbus Council, American Legion Post […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 25,, 2013, 11:55 p.m. – Jim Waters, the president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, will be the guest on Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company” airing 11 to noon on 1320 WBRT, 97.1 FM and streaming live online at www.NelsonCounty Gazette.com and www.WBRT Country.com. Waters and host Jim Brooks will discuss education […]
