Sgt. Glenn Edward Stratton III, 21, of New Haven, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, in an accident on the Bluegrass Parkway near Elizabethtown. He was born Sept. 26, 1993 in Williamson, W.Va. He was a sergeant in the Kentucky National Guard 2123 Transportation Co. based in Richmond. He was employed by Brown-Foreman Cooperage in Louisville […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, 7 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education unanimously approved its Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP) for 2014-15 at its meeting Tuesday evening. Tim Beck, director of elementary schools, and Kim Brown, director of secondary schools, reviewed the final portions of […]
James Ernest “Jimmy” Hickman, 90, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born Sept. 18, 1924, in Bardstown to the late McKinley “M.C” and Edna Mae Livers Hickman. He was a retired employee of the Nelson County Board of Education where he served as a supervisor at […]
Barbara Ann Smith, 56, of Lebanon, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. She was born Feb. 13, 1958, in Lebanon. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. She is survived by her mother, Irene Smith of Lebanon; two sons, Brandon Smith and Joseph Smith, both of Lebanon; and several cousins. The Mass of Christian […]
Frances Mae Chesser, 73, of Bardstown, died at 8:25 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. She was a Shelby County native, born May 5, 1941, to the late Jimmie K. and Myrtle Hardin Chesser. She was a member of the Bloomfield Church Of God and a homemaker. She was preceded in […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, 10:45 p.m. — In reflecting on 36 years of serving on the Nelson County Board of Education, Frank Hall is quick to credit the contributions of others for the school district’s three-and-a-half decades of educational progress. “It takes a team to get […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 — With a goal of improving student achievement across the district, the Bardstown Independent Board of Education approved the district’s 2014-15 Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP) at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. Cara Blackmon, the district’s director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, told […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 — On Tuesday the Bardstown Independent Board of Education approved an application for a grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children that will be used to create a multi-sensory “Snoezelen” room designed for children with Autism or other learning disability who may […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 — Students, family members and even alumni of the Bardstown school district who wish to show their school spirit can do so now with a few clicks of a mouse. Thanks to the Bardstown Middle School PTA, anyone can now find hats, […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Country Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, 11:45 p.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court approved an agreement that will allow the 4-H Shooting Sports club to use the county old rock quarry on Quarry Lane. The agreement has been in the works for several months. Nearby residents had noise concerns […]
