By JIM BROOKS & ELIJAH BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 9 p.m. — After a lengthy hearing Tuesday night, the Joint City-County Planning Commission of Nelson County approved a zoning amendment that allows distilled spirit warehouses to be built on sites zoned A-1 Agricultural. Warehouses built under the new […]
Owen Lee Maddox, 68, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 in Brandon, Fla. He was born Feb. 17, 1947, in Fairfield. He was a retired truck driver for Teamsters Local 89 and a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Maddox; one son, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 — Nelson County residents have a final chance to see “The Stephen Foster Story” this weekend as the drama association brings the musical’s 57th season to a close. The drama’s final performance is 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 at the J. Dan Talbott […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, 11 p.m. — Workers with jobs inside the Bardstown City limits will see a little less take home pay in their paychecks in the near future — just how much less remains to be seen. The Bardstown City Council reviewed its options […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, 11:55 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council’s continuing look at ways to fund the city’s general fund — including options to raise taxes and/or create new ones — has some affected residents voicing their concerns. Nelson County resident Wilma Sorrell asked the council […]
Sueanna Hood, 95, of Chaplin, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. She was the former Sueanna Trent, born Feb. 10, 1920, in Washington County to the late Sherman and Nancy Jane Goodlett Trent. She was a homemaker and a member of the Willisburg Church of God. Along with her parents, […]
Joe K. Mudd, 69, of Bardstown, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. He was born March 19, 1946, in Lebanon. He was a retired truck driver and painter, and a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church where he was highly active with church choir and other activities. He was preceded in […]
Jeff Wright Thompson, 88, of Bloomfield, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at Jewish Hospital of Shelbyville. He was born July 7, 1927, in Bourbon County to the late Ernest and Willie Mae VanHook Thompson. He was a former employee of Fischer’s Packing Co., a farmer, and a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He […]
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. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 — Larry Green, the City of Bardstown’s assistant administrator, presented the council on Aug. 4 with options for changing the revenue mix to fund the city’s general fund. The general fund pays for city services that do not create revenue — street repairs, fire […]
