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Obituary: Darrell David McCarty, 66, Lebanon

Darrell David McCarty, 66, of Lebanon, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born May 18, 1949, in Lebanon. He was a retired electrician and a member and Deacon of the Woodlawn Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Bass McCarty; his parents, Willie B. […]

January 17th, 2016 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Obituary: William Eugene Hedenberg, 76, Cox’s Creek

William Eugene Hedenberg, 76, of Cox’s Creek, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at University Hospital in Louisville. He was born in Decatur, Ill. to the late Marlin Hedenberg and Cora Jean Dobson. He was a freelance cinematographer and a U.S. Navy veteran. He is survived by one daughter, Sheryl L. Hedenberg of Chicago, Ill.; and […]

January 17th, 2016 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Higdon: Senate gets to down to business as General Assembly begins

By JIMMY HIGDON 14th District State Senator Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, 3 p.m. — Floor votes, committee hearings, and spirited debate highlighted an action-packed second week of session in the Kentucky Senate. Guests from all corners of the Commonwealth were welcomed to Frankfort to speak on behalf of various bills. On Thursday we were visited by […]

January 15th, 2016 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Opinion,Politics,State government | Read More »

Traffic stop leads to Bullitt Co. man’s arrest on drug-related charges

By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, 2 p.m. — A Shepherdsville man observed by police driving his vehicle without wearing a seat belt led to his arrest Friday morning. At about 8 a.m. Friday, Chadren W. Frisby, 36, of Shepherdsville, was observed driving a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche on […]

January 15th, 2016 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Gold Vault Patriots Vietnam veterans group to meet Feb. 9 in E’town

Community news Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 — Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1051, The Gold Vault Patriots, will hold their monthly meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at the Elizabethtown Police Department Community Room, 300 Mulberry St. in Elizabethtown. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the EPDs […]

January 14th, 2016 | Posted in Community News | Read More »

Obituary: Margaret Rose Johns, 70, Lebanon Junction

Margaret Rose Johns, 70, of Lebanon Junction, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. She was retired from Publishers Printing Company where she worked in the Lebanon Junction Bindery Quality Control. She was a Catholic by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chris Johns; her parents, […]

January 14th, 2016 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Letter: Calls Jim Water’s column regarding prevailing wage issue ‘misleading’

To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to a recent column by Jim Waters published on the Nelson County Gazette. After reading this, it is quite clear that Mr. Waters knows little about the construction industry and even less about what a “Water Boy” in his words does on a construction site. […]

January 14th, 2016 | Posted in Opinion | Read More »

Watts weighs in: City fire chief is a permanent E-911 board member

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Dean Watts weighted in Wednesday on the debate about the Bardstown Fire Chief’s membership on the E-911 Dispatch Board that is funded partly by city and county governments. In a letter sent Wednesday to E-911 board chairman Fred DeWitt, Judge-Executive […]

January 13th, 2016 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,County government,News,Public Safety | Read More »

WKU recognizes Nelson County full-time students for academic honors

Community news Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 — Western Kentucky University has released the names of Nelson County students who were named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the fall 2015 semester. Full-time undergraduate students with a semester grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are named to the Dean’s List. Students with a GPA […]

January 13th, 2016 | Posted in Education | Read More »

Obituary: Jim Hall, 50, Bardstown

Jim Hall, 50, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born June 9, 1965 in Kankakee, Ill. He was an employee for Ovassco Industries and spent many years in management, due to his gift with numbers and people. He was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of […]

January 13th, 2016 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

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