Francis Earl Blanford, Jr., 52, of Holy Cross, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at his home. He was a native of Holy Cross and was born May 7, 1962. He formerly worked as a supervisor with BCD Construction in Bardstown and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was an avid hunter and […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, 2:40 a.m. — The Bardstown City Police were dispatched Friday afternoon to Bardstown High School, North Fifth Street, for a report of two male juveniles who were caught with drugs in their possession. An officer was requested at about 2 p.m. The two juveniles […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, 11:57 p.m. – Anheuser-Busch LLC wants to purchase Budweiser of Owensboro, an independent distributorship owned by the Hand family. The Hand family wants to sell. However, opponents claim that allowing the transfer of the distributorship license would violate the three-tiered system – a […]
Editor’s Note: The indictment of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 – The following people were indicted by a Nelson County grand jury on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. They are scheduled for arraignment Thursday, Nov. 20, […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, 9:45 p.m. — The Nelson County School District Board of Education heard details Thursday of a pilot program that would install GPS devices on district-owned vehicles, excluding — for now — the district’s fleet of school buses. District Chief Operating Officer Tim […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, 9:30 p.m. — The principals of Foster Heights Elementary, New Haven School and Nelson County High School attended the board meeting to report what they learned from their school’s K-PREP scores and their plans for the coming school year to continue […]
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 — The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church will have revival themed “Reach Out 2014” beginning Sunday, Nov. 9 through Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. “Reach Out 2014” IS for all ages, and begins this Sunday with High Attendance Bible Study at 9:45 a.m. The morning worship service begins at 11 a.m. Childcare […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, 3 p.m. — Nelson County EMS responded Wednesday afternoon to an apparent drug overdose at Northgate Apartments at just after 1 p.m. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was initially unresponsive. He was treated by EMS at the scene until he was conscious and then […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 5, 2014, 2:30 p.m. — Delayed one day by the election, Nelson Fiscal Court’s first meeting of November was brief and to-the-point. The court gave final approval to three rezoning requests. The first was a request from Alvin King to rezone 2.496 acres on […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 — Incumbent 50th District State Rep. David Floyd successfully held off a re-election challenge by Democrat Audrey Haydon, a Bardstown attorney. Haydon campaigned on a promise to help Nelson County families as their representative in Frankfort. Floyd campaigned on his record of […]
