Virginia Naomi Gill, 71, of New Haven, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at her home with her family by her side. She was a faithful homemaker and a member of Rolling Fork Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Ray and Effie Mae Skaggs; her husband, Donald Edlin; three sons, Thomas […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, 2 p.m. (UPDATED 5 p.m.) — Bardstown Fire Chief Marlin Howard was terminated Wednesday by Bardstown Mayor John Royalty. According to a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, Royalty had asked Howard Tuesday for his resignation; when Howard refused, he was fired Wednesday […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, 1:45 p.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court met in a special meeting today and gave final approval of industrial revenue bonds for the Bardstown Bourbon Co. and Jim Beam’s Booker Noe distillery at Boston. The bonds will be used for an expansion […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 9 p.m. — Despite being hammered relentlessly for weeks by a heavy rotation of negative TV ads calling him a liar and tax cheat, Republican Matt Bevin handily defeated Democrat Jack Conway to be Kentucky’s next governor, leading historic gains for the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday Nov. 3, 2015, 9:30 p.m. — The tectonic plates of Kentucky politics made a tremendous shift to the right in Tuesday’s General Election with the return of a Republican to the Governor’s mansion for the first time since 2003, and sweeping wins by Republicans in […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 1:30 p.m. — The Bardstown-Nelson County Commission on Human Rights selected the winners of its 2015 essay contest at its meeting Tuesday. The winners will be announced later and honored at an awards ceremony set for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 9:15 a.m. — Bardstown Police were dispatched Tuesday morning to a local minit mart after a customer reported seeing the clerk selling beer on Election Day. An officer responded, and apparently discovered that thanks to recent changes in the law, no law was broken. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, 11 p.m. — In a 4-2 vote, the Bardstown City Council accepted the Historic Review Board’s recommendation to allow construction of a one-story addition, garage, pool and covered walkway to a home at the corner of 202 South Third St. At the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 — St. Monica Catholic Church will host the 29th Annual African American Catholic History Celebration at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry and features the theme “Chosen by God”. The guest speaker […]
Mary Lou Murphy Spalding, 62, of Lebanon, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born Aug. 4, 1953, in Lebanon. She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom and was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank […]
