By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, 12:10 p.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court voted to join other Kentucky counties and the Kentucky Association of Counties in an effort to lobby the Kentucky General Assembly to stabilize the state road fund. A 4.3 cent drop in the state gas tax […]
Emaline Back Petit, 72, of Leitchfield, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Versailles, Ind. She was born Dec. 5, 1942 in New Haven and was the daughter of the late Samuel D. and Vada Marshall Back. She was a member of the Little Mission Baptist Church in Icetown. She retired from […]
Marjorie Hood Scott, 87, of Chaplin, died at 3:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at the Heritage Hall Health & Rehab Center in Lawrenceburg. She was a native of Nelson County and born on Dec. 2, 1927, to the late Isaiah and Worley Royalty Hood. She was a lifelong member of the Chaplin Baptist Church, […]
JERRY WAYNE “THUMPER” CLARK Jerry Wayne “Thumper” Clark, 45, of New Hope, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1969, in Bardstown. He worked as a rock driller for Rock Drilling LLC. He was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church. He liked riding his Harley-Davidson […]
Victoria Nicole “Niki” Richardson, 31, of Lebanon Junction, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She was a member of Bardstown Junction Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one sister, Shauna Richardson; one brother, Jason Tatum; and two grandfathers, John W. Richardson and Sammy J. Tatum. Survivors include her father, […]
Sr. Barbara Croghan, 96, of Nerinx, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx. She was born Jan. 22, 1919, in Denver, Colo. to the late John Croghan and Barbara Stroh. She entered religious life in 1934 and received her final vows in 1940. She attended Loretto Heights College in Denver […]
Elvis Ray Reecer Sr., 48, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born March 16, 1966, in Louisville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Ruby Smith Reecer. He is survived by his children, two daughters, Jessica Barnes of Louisville and Tiffany Reecer of […]
By JIMMY HIGDON 14th District State Senator Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 — Greetings from Frankfort. After a busy and very productive first week of the session, we are in adjournment until Feb. 3. Yet, we still have much work to do. The last date for new bills is Feb. 13 and that means that we […]
James Ervin Green, 80, of Lebanon, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born May 16, 1934, in Gravel Switch. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Ellen Raikes Green; one sister, Dorothy Louise Green Hallmark; and two brothers, Jasper Green and John Wesley Green. […]
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 — Chapter 1050 of The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet for its quarterly pot luck and business meeting at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at the Elizabethtown Nolin RECC Conference room. The Service Center will open at 9 a.m. that day for OPM inquires. All active […]
