By WALTER WILLIAMS Syndicated columnist Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, 9 a.m. — Last week’s column, “Is There a Way Out?”, generated quite a few responses, some a bit angry. Some people were offended by my reference to Social Security and Medicare as entitlements or handouts. They said that they worked for 45 years and paid […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, 11:55 p.m. — The Democrats of Nelson County will have a Pie Supper 6-8 p.m. Tuesday night at the Nelson County Civic Center on South Third Street. The Pie Supper is being held in lieu of election night activities since there are no local elections this year. Along with deserts […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, 11:45 p.m. — Kenny Fogle will be the guess on Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company,” 11-noon on 1320 WBRT, 97.1 FM and streaming live online at www.NelsonCounty Gazette.com and www.WBRT Country.com. Fogle will be on hand Tuesday morning to discuss the Pie Supper, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday night at the Nelson County […]
Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, 12:30 p.m. — Two men out rabbit hunting Monday morning near the 29 mile marker of the Blue Grass Parkway were surprised when they emerged from a wooded area and were confronted by police with their weapons drawn. The officers were investigating a report from the driver of a tractor-trailer rig […]
Betty Jean Burchett Price, 73, of Bardstown, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born Jan. 25, 1940, in Hindman. She retired after many years as a librarian for the Washington County school system. She was a member of Kentucky Teacher Retirement System. She was preceded in death by […]
Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, 8:45 a.m. — A fire Monday morning destroyed a mobile home in the 2200 block of Love Ridge Road. The Northeast Nelson Fire Department was dispatched at 7:25 Monday morning for a mobile home fire relayed to Nelson County from Anderson County. Firefighters from Anderson and Nelson counties responded and arrived […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, 8:30 p.m. — Nelson County Gazette readers who opt to print the Gazette’s stories will now be able to do so in a more eco-friendly manner. The Nelson County Gazette announced today the site has joined top websites like NBC News, CNN, Disney and Fox Sports by implementing CleanPrint […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, 2 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council will meet twice in the city council chambers on Xavier Drive. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. At 5 p.m., the council will meet for a special-called meeting for the sole purpose of entering in a closed executive session for “discussions between a […]
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, 4:31 p.m. — Police responded early Saturday morning to a Bardsdtown minit mart when an argument broke out between two men. Bardstown Police were called to Five Star Food Mart, 207 W. John Rowan Blvd., at 4:33 Saturday morning after a disorderly man ran into the business screaming for cashiers to […]
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, 4 p.m. — Police and Nelson County EMS responded to the 4000 block of Bloomfield Road on a report of a suicide attempt. First-responders found a 23-year-old who had cut her leg after a domestic dispute with a man at the residence. The woman was transported to Flaget Memorial Hospital for […]
