STAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, 2 a.m. — “Free to Learn,” a series of three debates designed to tackle the issue of charter schools in Kentucky, will begin with the first debate at Southern Baptist Seminary’s Heeren Hall in Louisville 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Panelists include Wayne Lewis, Ph.D., assistant professor and […]
Marvin Eugene “Gene” Ockerman, 81, of Bardstown, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was born April 2, 1932, in Chaplin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, having served overseas in the 2nd Radio Squadron in Darmstadt, Germany. He retired in July 1995 from […]
Virgil Lee Hardin, 81, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was a native of Washington County, a retired farmer and a member of the Taylorsville Church of God of Prophecy-Grace Chapel. He was the son of the late Andy Hayden and Nettie Jane Hardin and was preceded […]
Betty Jean Waldridge, 79, of Bloomfield, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was the former Betty Proctor, a native of Jefferson County, a member of the Bloomfield Baptist Church, and a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late James William and Mary Alice Ballard Proctor. She was also […]
Margaret Lee “Peggy” Ballard Newton, 61, of Cox’s Creek, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born Oct. 21, 1952, in Lebanon. She was a member of the Catholic faith. She was a registered nurse and was most recently employed at an assistant professor at St. Catherine College. She was […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 — Pete Trzop, a Republican candidate for Nelson County judge-executive four years ago, filed today to seek the office again next year. Trzop filed his paperwork with the Nelson County Clerk Friday morning. In the 2010 General Election, Trzop lost in a three-way race for […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Friday, Nov. 21, 2013 — One of the truths of computer technology is that “state-of-the-art” is only a brief moment in time. Today’s latest-and-greatest hardware is tomorrow’s aging junk. For those of us who try to maximize the lifespan of our computers, one of the common problems you run […]
Joseph Daniel “Skeeter” Mattingly, 60, of Loretto, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born June 30, 1953, in Marion County. He worked as an autobody repairman. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Richard and Mary Pauline “Polly” Powell Mattingly. Survivors include one sister, Lois Ann Washburn […]
Dorothy Mae Hagan Carey, 83, of Bardstown, died Thursday Nov. 21, 2013, at her home. She was born March 25, 1930, in New Hope. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Carey; her parents, John Otho Hagan and Anna Pearl Hagan; an infant […]
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 […]
