Kenneth James Bricker, 86, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital in St. Matthews. He was born Oct. 10, 1928, in Monroe, Mich., to the late Ralph George and Neva Mae Prewitt Bricker. He was a former prison guard for the state of Illinois, a U.S. Army veteran of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 — Kentucky Secretary of State announced Thursday morning that former U.S. Senator Wendell Ford has died at the age of 90. Ford was born Sept. 8, 1924 near Owensboro. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1974 and served four terms, retiring […]
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. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 – The following people were indicted by a Nelson County grand jury on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. They are scheduled for arraignment Thursday, Feb. 5, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, 3:30 p.m. — Internet rumors continue to circulate accusing the Bardstown Police Department of using excessive force in the Wednesday, Jan. 14 arrest of 26-year-old Bardstown resident Christopher Little. Links to news reports of Little’s arrest — with the assistance of Bardstown Mayor John […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, 11:45 p.m. — Nelson County Sheriff Ed Mattingly has advised the Nelson County Schools that his office will no longer fund the School Resource Officer (SRO) position at Nelson County High School. In a letter to Nelson Fiscal Court dated Monday, Jan. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 — “Right to Work” is the next topic up for discussion today on “Bradford & Brooks” beginning at 11 a.m. on 97.1 FM, 1320 AM and streaming live online and broadcast live on Bardstown Cable TV channel 19. Hosts Margie Bradford and Jim Brooks […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, 11 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education approved contracts for out-of-district students with all the surrounding districts with the exception of one — the Bardstown Independent Schools. The board’s unanimous vote follows several months of discussion at board working sessions […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 11 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education approved a draft of the 2015-16 budget that was accompanied by ominous warnings from Tim Hockensmith, the district’s chief operating officer, of possible financial trouble ahead. The draft budget assumes the board will […]
Emisdell Cathy Paige, 81, of Louisville, formerly of Bardstown, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at Meadowview Rehab in Louisville. She was born in Nelson County on Jan. 15, 1934, to the late George and Kate Bland Lamar. She graduated from Bardstown Training School in 1951, Tucker Beauty School in 1954, and owned and opened her […]
Debra Carol Woford, 52, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at her home. She was born April 16, 1962, in Nelson County. She was a homemaker and farm laborer. She was preceded in death by her parents, George C. and Theresa Lamkin Lewis; and one sister, Joyce Nelson. She is survived by her husband, […]
