Leo Augustine Hayden, 70, of Lebanon, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born June 22, 1943, in Marion County. He was a retired insurance adjuster with State Farm Insurance Company in Kentucky and South Carolina. He was a member of St. Benedict’s Traditional Roman Catholic Church in Louisville. […]
To the editor, You’ve received communications promoting this “fairness” ordinance, and I just wanted to point out a few things. First, the nomenclature — the “fair” part. The proposed ordinance goes above and beyond that noble term, grossly empowering a tiny segment of the population — molly coddling them with superior rights — to the exclusion […]
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 […]
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, 10:45 a.m. — The Blue Grass Parkway is closed in Anderson County due to a multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer rig and a KY DOT salt truck at the 52 mile market near the Anderson and Mercer county lines. Crews are working to clear the roadway of spilled fuel and the […]
Anna Hazel Spalding, 96, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Cedars of Lebanon Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1917, in Marion County and was a Homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Leo Spalding (1985); one son, Darrell Spalding; her parents, Eursley Kelly and Emma Lyons Harmon; and […]
Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, 8:55 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to a home the 2500 block of Plum Run Road at 7 a.m. Friday morning. The resident reported experiencing a small electrical fire at an outlet and requested the fire department to determine if the fire has spread into the wall. Firefighters investigated […]
Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, 8:50 a.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded to an report of an audible fire alarm in the 100 block of Ashton Court in the Maywood subdivision at about 6 a.m. The alarm was reported by a neighbor. Firefighters responded and checked the exterior of the residence and found nothing. They […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, 8:20 p.m. (Updated 10:27 p.m.) — Artificial sweetener discovered in an envelope at Flaget Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon prompted a hazmat response that left 23 people stuck inside the SCN Office Building for 4-1/2 hours until the white, powdery substance could be identified. Bardstown Police, the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, 1:45 p.m. — Another Republican seeking a seat on Nelson Fiscal Court has filed his candidacy paperwork at the Nelson County Clerk’s office. David L. Reed, of New Hope, filed for magistrate of the county’s 1st District Thursday. The district covers most of the southern […]
Brenda Lee Sapp, 69, of Raywick, died Jan. 22, 2014, at her home. She was born July 16, 1944, in Marion County. She formerly operated Sapp Realty Company and was a Christian by faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy and Frances Wright Sapp; one daughter, Robyn Michelle Lamkin; and one sister, […]
