David E. Beavers, 60, of Bardstown, died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at his home. He was born March 31, 1954, in Nelson County. He worked 27 years at Owen-Illinois and was the owner/ operator of David’s Lounge. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Claude and Maggie Beavers. He is survived by three […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, June 2, 2014, 8 p.m. – Bardstown Mayor Bill Sheckles will be the studio guest from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday on WBRT’s “Brooks & Company” program. Sheckles will discuss the City of Bardstown’s financial status, the proposed budget and other issues. Tune in at 11 a.m. Tuesday […]
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 public […]
NC GAZETTE/ WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, June 2, 2014, 2 p.m. — Three high school seniors in Nelson County have been awarded Central Kentucky Community Foundation (CKCF) scholarships to attend Elizabethtown Community & Technical College in the fall. The scholarship recipients include Elijah Brooks, son of Jim and Tammy Brooks of Cox’s Creek; Victoria […]
To the Editor, The Pharisees of Jesus’ day were political-religious leaders; today they separate in our country. It is not the religious leaders who are destroying the country, but the political leaders. As we honor on Friday many who died for freedom in the physical wars, let us also honor the political activists who work […]
Monday, June 2, 2014 — The next Cox’s Station Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will be held Monday, June 2, 2014, 2 p.m. — The Cox’s Station Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2014, at the Bardstown Baptist […]
Monday, June 2, 2014 — Rolling Thunder Inc. Kentucky Chapter Four will have the “Never Forgotten Run” on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Starts and ends at the Colvin Community Center, 230 Freedom Way, Radcliff, Kentucky. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., the ride leaves at 10:00 a.m. We will be riding scenic Kentucky back roads. $10 per hand […]
Sunday, June 1, 2014, 11:30 p.m. –– One person suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday evening in the 3300 block of Woodlawn Road. Police, Bardstown Fire and Nelson County EMS were dispatched to the crash at 5:11 p.m. The driver was out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived, there was no entrapment […]
Sunday, June 1, 2014, 11:21 p.m. — One person was injured Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in the 9700 block of High Grove Road in Bloomfield. The Northeast Nelson Fire Department, Nelson County EMS and police were dispatched to the crash at 12:11 p.m. According to witnesses, the vehicle struck a utility pole and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, June 1, 2014, 8 p.m. — British spirits giant Diageo announced last week its intent to build a new 1.8 million proof-gallon bourbon distillery on a 30-acre site in Shelby County. The $115 million project will create approximately 30 new jobs. The new distillery and […]
