Hobert Earl Bird, 80, of Bardstown, died at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at his home after an illness. He was born on May 6, 1934, to the late Amos and Hattie Boblitt Bird. He was a native of Washington County. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Ann Byrd. Survivors include, […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, July 23, 2014 — The renovation projects underway at several schools in the county school system are on schedule for completion prior to the start of classes on Aug. 6. Todd Sanders, director of the district’s physical support services reported that work at Cox’s Creek […]
The discussion during the hearing at Tuesday’s council meeting focused partly on the sign ordinance’s wording of what makes a vehicle sign “permanently attached.” By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 11:55 p.m. — In a 4-2 vote Tuesday night, the Bardstown City Council sided with business owner […]
Paul Thomas Gritton, 72, of Bardstown, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born April 11, 1942, in Fairfield. He retired from Heaven Hill Distillery after 45 years of service. He loved working on antique and classic cars, and he was one of the organizers of the Whiskey City Cruisers and […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 22, 2014 — Former St. Catharine College basketball standout and assistant coach Brandon Johnson has been named the new head basketball coach at Thomas Nelson High School. TNHS Principal Wes Bradley made the announcement earlier this week. Johnson is a native of Radcliff and brings recent […]
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 […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 9 a.m. – Jim Waters, the president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, will be the guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company” airing 11 to noon on 1320 WBRT, 97.1 FM and streaming live online at www.NelsonCounty Gazette.com and www.WBRT Country.com. Don’t forget you can watch the show live on […]
Anton Lee Mason, infant, of Bardstown, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his parents, Antonio Mason and April Tonge of Bardstown; step-siblings, Antonio Mason, Darris Mason, Tymont Mason and Lyfe Mason; paternal grandparents, Darlene and John Miller of Bloomfield; maternal grandparents, Mary Tonge and Donald Graves of Bardstown and Brian […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Tuesday, July 21, 2014 – “Coincidence,” may indeed be, as Albert Einstein put it, “God’s way of remaining anonymous.” But it cannot explain why the overwhelming majority of business-friendly states also offer right-to-work protections for their citizens. It’s not a coincidence that Kentucky remains without such a […]
Monday, July 21, 2014 — The rain have had cancelled the go-cart races and the truck and tractor pull Friday night, but that didn’t stop the Duck Dynasty look a-likes attending the fair. The contest went on as scheduled and the winners were: Rain may have canceled the go-cart races and the truck and tractor […]
