STAFF REPORT Thursday, March 20, 2014 — A $15 million contact to widen the KY 245 bypass between Bloomfield Road (US 62) and Springfield Road (US 150) was recently awarded by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to Nally & Haydon LLC of Bardstown and American Engineers Inc. Preliminary design work on the project that will widen […]
Robert Clay Gibson, 62, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville. He was born on July 17, 1951, in Nelson County. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerome and Barbara Ann Greene Crockett; […]
By MARK BALLARD Guest columnist Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 5 p.m. — On Feb. 20, 2014, House Bill 429 was introduced in the Kentucky House. This bill, in short, prevents any federal law from infringing on our Second Amendment rights. The federal law would be illegal and, therefore, would not be enforced or allowed to be enforced […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 3:30 p.m. — Kenny Downs, a Democratic candidate for sheriff from Bardstown, has withdrawn from the race. Even though Downs has withdrawn from the race, his name will still appear on the May 20 primary ballot, according to deputy clerk Kim Bryan in the elections […]
Joe Seay, 83 of Bloomfield, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was owner and operator of Bardstown Exterminating. He was born Sept. 16, 1930, in Nelson County. He was a member of Bloomfield Christian Church (D.O.C.) and a former member of the Bardstown Optimist Club. He was preceded in death by […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, March 18, 2014 — Join host Jim Brooks for today’s “Brooks & Company” show on WBRT AM/FM. Jim will be joined in the studio by a representative from the Nelson County Republican Party for a discussion of the GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner taking place Friday evening. 2014 CPAC straw poll winner U.S. […]
Monday, March 17, 2014, 9 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department was called Monday night to the area of Nita Drive off KY 245 for a reported large brush fire at 7:39. Firefighters located the fire, which was a controlled burn that had been previously reported, behind a home in the 2800 block of Old Nazareth Road. The […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, March 17, 2014, 4 p.m. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is set to headline the annual Nelson County GOP Lincoln Dinner this Friday evening, March 21, at the Bardstown Country Club at Maywood. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. with guest speakers scheduled throughout the evening. […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, March 17, 2014, 4:30 p.m. — Bluegrass Cellular is still accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. This spring, the company will award 18 scholarships valued at $1,500 each to select graduating seniors who attend high school in Bluegrass’s 40-county home-service area. Students have from now until Tuesday, April 1, 2014, to […]
Mary “Marcella” Downs, 95, of Balltown, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. She was born Dec. 11, 1918, in Nelson County. She was a former employee of Heaven Hill, a homemaker, a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and a former member of OKH Homemakers Club. She was preceded in […]
