Dorothy Hamilton Norris, 72, of Bardstown, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at her residence. She was born Feb. 1, 1943, in Marion County. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas “Arvin” Norris; one son, Chuck Norris; seven brothers, Bobby Hamilton, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Hamilton, […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, 11:13 a.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a tax moratorium request from the new owners of the Court Square building that sold at auction on Saturday, Sept. 12. Talbott Tavern Inc., owned by the Kelley family, purchased the commercial/residential building known formerly […]
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. […]
Donnie Lee Brown, 66, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in New Albany Nursing & Rehabilitation in New Albany, Ind. He was born July 24, 1949, in Nelson County to Gene Ray and Lucy Jane Fulkerson Brown. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a farmer, and attended Bloomfield Baptist Church. He was preceded in […]
John Henry Keith Jr., 44, of Vine Grove, died Sunday Sept. 13, 2015, at University Hospital in Louisville. He was a self-employed construction worker, a member of High Plains Baptist Church and a native of Nelson County. He was preceded in death by his father, John Henry Keith Sr.; one sister, Angelian Keith; and one brother […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, 1 p.m. — Two brothers were arrested Sunday morning after police were called to a Bardstown bar for a fight in progress. At 1:05 a.m. Sunday, Bardstown Police were dispatched to Half Lit Bar and Lounge, 133 Banjo St., for a group involved in […]
Paul Martin Spalding, 46, of Lebanon, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 2, 1969, in Lebanon. He was an instructor at the Marion County Area Technology Center. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Arthur Spalding. Survivors include his parents, Richard H. […]
To the Editor, Nearly 40 years ago, as a recent college graduate I sat with my dad one day watching the news during the 1976 presidential election season. Since I was just beginning to tune into the emerging candidates I was interested to see one of them featured whom I had heard about, but had […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, 2:50 a.m. — Nelson County EMS, the New Hope Fire Department and the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office responded to Four Corners Bar & Grill, 32 Stringtown Road in New Hope, for an ATV accident. Police and EMS were dispatched at 11:55 p.m. Saturday for […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, 3:30 p.m. — The Bardstown Fire Department responded Saturday afternoon for an active fire alarm at Roby’s Country Gardens, 6201 Buchannan Ave. Firefighters responded at 3:13 p.m. for the alarm, which indicated an activation of th sprinkler system. Firefighters arrived determined that an employee struck […]
