Henrietta Benningfield, 70, of Lebanon, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born on March 18, 1944 in Manchester. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Sr. and Nell Sandlin Gibson; and three brothers, David, Carlos and Walter Gibson, Jr. Survivors include two sons, Tommy Benningfield, of Middleton, Ohio […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 11 a.m. — With plenty of rain, sleet and snow in the week’s forecast, Nelson Fiscal Court was assured that the county road department’s equipment would be well-prepared. Jim Lemieux, the county’s road engineer, told the court Tuesday morning that the county’s […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 2, 2015, 10 p.m. — The Kentucky Senate approved Monday a telecommunications reform bill known as the “AT&T bill,” making it the first bill to pass both chambers of the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly. House Bill 152, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rand, mirrors bills filed in […]
Ada Downs, 78, of Bardstown, died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born April 20, 1936, in Washington County. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Norman “Poss” Downs; two daughters, Libby Hutchins and Joy Greenwell; one grandson, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 2, 2015, 5:30 p.m. — The Bardstown Police Department are warning Craigslist users to be alert for a fake-check scam that is targeting sellers on the online classified ad system. The scam involves a potential buyer offering to send a check for more than the cost […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 2, 2015, 11 a.m. — A new Bluegrass Institute report released today cautions state education leaders nationwide not to accept cave into growing pressure triggered by Common Core State Standards to include “performance” testing ideas in their new school-assessment programs – especially if those decisions are […]
Joseph DeWayne Spalding, 47, of Lebanon, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Spring View Hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1967, in Lebanon. He was preceded in death by his father, John Austin Spalding; and one sister, Karen Spalding. Survivors include his mother, Cecilia Daugherty Spalding of Lebanon; two brothers, Barry Spalding of Finley and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, March 1, 2015, 9 p.m. — The City of Bardstown’s annexation committee met Friday afternoon at Bardstown City Hall for the first in 10 years. The committee met to review the areas outside the city limits that could be targeted for future annexation. Committee Chairman […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Sunday, March 1, 2015, 10 p.m. – One legislator said the beer distribution policy debate that recently brewed and boiled in the Kentucky House reminded him of comic-book episodes featuring Bizarro, the super villain who appeared as the antithesis of DC Comics’ Superman in the late 1950s. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, March 1, 2015, 2 a.m. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday morning to report of a 33-year-old pregnant woman who was allegedly assaulted by her husband at their home in the Oak Knoll subdivision off Greer Lane. Nelson County EMS and police were dispatched to […]
