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City receives KLC grant to help purchase employee safety equipment

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 3 p.m. — The City of Bardstown has received a grant from the Kentucky League of Cities to help fund equipment upgrades to improve employee safety. Joe Isaacs, a loss control specialist with the Kentucky League of Cities presented the check to Mayor John […]

June 3rd, 2015 | Posted in City Government,Community News,News | Read More »

Local man facing charges after allegedly trying to steal beer from Kroger

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 9:20 a.m. — A Bardstown man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly tried to push eight 30-packs of beer out of the Kroger store on West John Rowan Boulevard without paying for the merchandise. According to Bardstown Police, Joseph Tipton, 37, of Bardstown, […]

June 3rd, 2015 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Council split on benefits of city workers’ proposed compensation plan

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 11:45 p.m. — Human resources consultant Paul Combs presented his study of the sdcity’s pay and classification system to the Bardstown City Council at its working session Tuesday afternoon. Months in the making, for some members of the council, the study may […]

June 3rd, 2015 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Volunteer firefighters set to vote Thursday to name their new fire chief

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 11:05 p.m. — The Bardstown-Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department (BNCVFD) is continuing preparations for leaving the city’s main fire station at the corner of North Fifth Street and West Broadway. In addition to financial and equipment considerations, the incorporated fire department’s board of […]

June 3rd, 2015 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Bardstown man is charged in armed robbery, shooting incident

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 2 p.m. — A Bardstown man was arrested Monday and charged in connection with robbery and shooting incident that happened Tuesday, May 26. Dejuan J. Batten, 23, was charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree wanton endangerment and is lodged in the Nelson County Jail. According […]

June 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Public Safety | Read More »

One injured in two-vehicle crash Monday on Cathedral Manor

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 2, 2015 — One person was injured Monday in a two-vehicle crash on Cathedral Manor near the Nelson County Library. Nelson County EMS and Bardstown Police responded to the reported crash at 5:40 p.m. with two people possible injured. EMS transported one person to Hardin Memorial […]

June 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs-June 1, 2015

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]

June 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Courts,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Video: Bardstown City Council 2015-16 budget presentation, discussion

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, June 1, 2015, 11 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council held a special meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, to discuss the proposed 2015-16 city budget. Mayor John Royalty formally introduced his 2015-16 proposed city budget to the council. Discussion focused on the plan to add seven […]

June 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Video | Read More »

Nelson County Jail Logs-May 26-31, 2015

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]

June 2nd, 2015 | Posted in Courts,Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Obituary: Vera Diane Thompson, 63, Bardstown

Vera Diane Thompson, 63, of Bardstown, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Flaget Memorial Hospital after an illness. She is survived by her parents, Billy and Fern Cox of Bradfordsville; one daughter, Kimberly Thompson of Bardstown; one son, Mark Thompson of Nashville; one sister, Donna Wiser of Bradfordsville; four grandchildren; and a host of additional […]

June 1st, 2015 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

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