John Ernest Cowherd, 61, of Lebanon, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1954, in Lebanon. He was an employee of Lebanon Oak and Flooring and was a member of the Sherman Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Sidney and Katie Catharine […]
Joseph Anthony “Tony” Bartley Sr., 86, of Greenbrier, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at University Hospital. He was born June 9, 1929, in Nelson County. He was a former employee of Buzick Construction and a Catholic by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Eliza Reid Bartley; two sisters, Lanie Tibbs […]
Charles Joseph “Chuck” Brauch, 92, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born May 25, 1923, in Covington to the late Charles L. and Bernadette Linneman Brauch. He graduated from St. Xavier High School and Xavier University in Cincinnati. He and his family moved to Bardstown in […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette/ WBRT Radio Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 — With just days left before Tuesday’s election, candidates for state treasurer, attorney general and agriculture commissioner were in Nelson County earlier this week at the Kentucky Gun Company. Republicans Whitney Westerfield, candidate for attorney general, Ryan Quarles, candidate for ag commissioner and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, 11 a.m. — Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes stopped at Mammy’s Kitchen Friday morning for breakfast and to kick off her “Road to Re-election Tour” of Kentucky. A group of about 30 people greeted Grimes as she arrived and visited with […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, 8 p.m. — Bardstown Fire Chief Marlin Howard submitted his resignation Wednesday as the department’s chief in the wake of a disagreement with Mayor John Royalty over the structure of the city’s full-time fire department. In a letter dated Wednesday, Oct. 28, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, 3 p.m. — Bardstown City Hall announced this afternoon that there will be no on-street parking Friday due to asphalt paving work set for Friday on John Fitch from First to Fifth streets and on South Third Street from John Fitch south to McGee […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 — The Nelson County Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Video courtesy of WBRT Radio and The Nelson County Gazette. -30- Please follow and like us:
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, 11 p.m. — A man accidentally shot himself in his right upper arm area Wednesday afternoon at a residence in the 200 block of East Daugherty Avenue. Bardstown Police, Nelson County EMS and the Bardstown Fire Department were dispatched to the scene at about […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 — The Bardstown Independent Schools Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at the district’s central office. The board heard a report on the 30th anniversary of the district’s foundation, and also a review of K-PREP scores and the […]
