Dennis Clay McCubbins, 63,of Bardstown, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at his home. He was born Oct. 13,1952, in Nelson County to the late Golden and Lula Nalley McCubbins. He was a retired employee of Gates Rubber Co. of Elizabethtown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of St. Thomas Catholic […]
Editor’s Note: The indictment of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 – The following people were indicted by a Nelson County grand jury on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. They are scheduled for arraignment Thursday, Jan. 21, […]
Morris Earl McCubbins, 69, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. He was born Jan. 13, 1946, in Bullitt County to the late Roscoe McCubbins and Nova Maddox McCubbins. He was a retired employee of General Electric, a veteran of the Army National Guard. He was a member of […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 — As a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, I’m conflicted. It’s great that former Reds player Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame; 99.3 percent of the 440 ballots contained his name. Still, how could three of America’s elite […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, 1 p.m. — Springfield Police are investigating a shooting that took place Thursday evening at a home on Domus Court off Mackville Road in Springfield. According to a media release by Police Chief Jim Smith, Springfield Police were dispatched to the home at 8:08 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, 12:01 p.m. — Eleven Republican presidential candidates have filed their declarations of candidacy with the state GOP and will appear on the ballot for the March 5th Kentucky Republican Caucus. Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, 10:30 a.m. — A Bardstown woman was arrested on drug-related charges Thursday following a routine traffic stop on North Second Street. According to a press release, Bardstown Police Officer Kyler Wright stopped a 2001 Mitsubishi passenger car at 12:39 p.m. Thursday after noticing the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, 11:48 p.m. — With uncertainty about possible cuts in state education funding in the 2016 General Assembly, the Nelson County Board of Education reviewed the district’s draft budget plans for the 2016-17 school year. Tim Hockensmith, the district’s chief operating officer told […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 – The Bardstown Cable TV Programming Committee met Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, to review planned channels that will be added to the city cable system, and to hear of the final contract approved with AMC Networks. Video courtesy of WBRT Radio and The Nelson […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 – The Bardstown City Council held a special-called meeting Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, to approve a new contract to carry AMC Networks’ programming, including AMC and its popular “The Walking Dead” series. The council also approved first reading of an amended cable rate ordinance that […]
