STAFF REPORT Thursday, March 27, 2014 — Linda L. Rumpke, president and CEO of Town & Country Bank and Trust Co. will resign her position effective April 11, 2014. Raffo Wimsett will take over as interim president and CEO according to a bank press release issued Thursday. “I have spent the last three years primarily […]
James Francis Mattingly, 67, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born July 4, 1946, in Marion County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired employee of General Electric. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Owen and Frances Rita Vowells […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, March 27, 2014, 4 p.m. — Kentucky economic development officials have approved $2 million in tax incentives for Tower Automotive Operations USA to establish a new metal stamping and subassembly facility in Shepherdsville. The expansion would create up to 78 jobs earning $25 an hour, including benefits. The new facility would allow […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, March 26, 2014 — Telecommunications companies like AT&T have for three years vigorously pushed to rid Kentucky of regulatory regiments that place our state at a competitive disadvantage. Deregulation’s opponents argue to protect access to basic telephone service – especially emergency services – for poor, […]
Mildred McClure, of Bardstown, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at her home. She was a native of Bullitt County and a former employee of Eugene Wilson & Co. She was a member of Bardstown Baptist Church, a past President of W.M.U. and active in the homemakers. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. […]
STAFF REPORT Thursday, March 27, 2014, 9 a.m. — Bettye Brookfield, a Washington County resident and art professor at St. Catharine College in Springfield, was one of 27 Kentucky artists whose work will be included in the 2014 installment of the Governor’s Derby Exhibit. The art exhibit is coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council, part […]
James Clinton Tucker, 78, of Lebanon, died peacefully at his home Monday, March 24, 2014. He was born Jan. 13, 1936, in Marion County. He was an elder at the Lebanon Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He retired from working at General Electric for 35 years and as manager of Lebanon-Springfield Airport for 17 years. He […]
Robert Burton “Robbie” Turner, 69, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. He was born June 10, 1944, in Marion County and was a retired painter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Ann “Lynn” Tharp Turner; his parents, Alvin Burton and Mary Catherine Mullins Turner; and one brother, […]
STAFF REPORT Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 3 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education has set Friday, June 6th as the graduation date for Nelson County and Thomas Nelson high schools. In a special-called session Tuesday, the board set the date and time for the county high schools graduation ceremonies. Nelson County High School’s […]
STAFF REPORT Wednesday, March 26, 2014 — The always popular Historic Bardstown Antique Show & Sale returns for its 47th year on April 5 and 6 at Nelson County High School. The show, which was created by Bardstown resident Don Comer and family to bring a unique mix of quality antique dealers under one roof, […]
