LRC Public Information Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 — Though regular sessions of the Kentucky General Assembly are yearly events, in many ways each one signals a fresh start. That was clear at the end of last week as the 2015 legislative session convened with numerous new faces in both the House and Senate. The larger-than-usual freshmen […]
Charles Louis Brinley Jr., 85, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at the Robley Rex V.A. Medical Center in Louisville. He was born Oct. 24, 1929, in Nelson County to the late Louis and Anna Bessie Cecil Brinley. He was a farmer, a former employee of Big Burley Tobacco Warehouse, an avid tractor puller, […]
Robert “Bob” Francis Sullivan, 66, of Germantown, Tenn., died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, with his loving wife, Paula Susan Sullivan, standing prayerfully by his side. He was born Feb. 4, 1948, in New Haven, Conn. to Eugene Patrick Sullivan and Henrietta Pigott Sullivan. He was the brother of Eugene Patrick Sullivan Jr., Margaret […]
Bonnie Ruth Kippes, 86, of Lebanon Junction, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at her home surrounded by her beloved family. She was the former Bonnie Mudd and a native of Jefferson County. She was a school bus driver for the Bullitt County school system for more than 23 years. She was a member of St. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, 5:30 p.m. (Updated 9 p.m. Jan. 14, 2015) — Attention bad guys: Not only does Nelson County have a new sheriff in town, but there’s also a new mayor — and you better not underestimate either one. Bardstown Mayor John Royalty — a former Bardstown […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015, 5 p.m. — Kim Huston, president of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency, announced Wednesday that a new Zaxby’s Restaurant is locating in Bardstown and will open for business in May. The new restaurant will renovate the former KFC location at 816 North Third […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 11:30 p.m. — With the bang of his new gavel, Mayor John Royalty official opened his first regular City Council meeting Tuesday night. Royalty took time to apologize to the audience several times when the meeting’s pace may have appeared a little […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 11 p.m. — Louisville ABC affiliate WHAS-TV 11 will remain on the City of Bardstown cable system following the City Council’s approval Tuesday night of a new three-year agreement. WHAS had asked the city for what had been termed a significant retransmission […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 4:10 p.m. — Nelson County EMS and Bardstown Police responded Tuesday afternoon at about 3:20 p.m. to a home near Life Car Way for a report of a teenager who took an intentional overdose of prescription medication in an effort to harm himself. EMS […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 12:30 p.m. — Investigators in the murder of Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis are turning to the public and the media for help in finding leads in the 19-month-old case. At a press conference Tuesday at the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, KSP […]
