Barbara June Roby Blaine, 83, of Bardstown, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. She was born May 3, 1932, in New Hope. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Blaine Sr.; two sons, Charles W. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 — Juniors in Kentucky public high schools will take the ACT on March 1, with March 15 set for a make-up day. These tips from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) may help students do better on the test. · Read, read, read. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 — The vote last Wednesday, Feb. 3, by the Bardstown-Nelson County Commission on Human Rights to donate to the local Flint Water Challenge was a admirable idea — but one that should have used private donations instead of the commission’s funding. Bardstown […]
Community news Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 — During the February meeting of Chapter 1050 of The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), Mitch Garrett, District III Vice President, briefed the membership on legislation such as HR 711 Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015, which could have a significant effect on Federal employees […]
Delores Mullins Salsman, 88 of Bardstown, met her heavenly father on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in peaceful sleep. She was born in the Little St. Joe community of Marion County on Aug. 25, 1927, to the late Louis Jackson Thompson and Mary Mildred Martin Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Victor […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, 12:30 p.m. — The county’s newest distilled spirits-related tourist attraction may make its home at the Bluegrass Entertainment and Exposition Complex at 426 Sutherland Road off New Haven Road at the Bluegrass Parkway. The Bardstown Board of Adjustments will consider a […]
Joseph Arthur Wimsatt, 82, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Feb. 07, 2016, at Colonial Health and Rehab in Bardstown. He was born April 25, 1933, in Nelson County to the late John Bradley and Mary Teresa Yates Wimsatt. He was a self-employed millwright, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, and a member of Holy […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, 4:19 p.m. — A Pottershop Road home was damaged by a fire Sunday at about 7:30 a.m. Nelson County Fire & Rescue and Nelson County EMS were dispatched to a home in the 2300 block of Pottershop Road for a possible structure fire. The […]
Norma D. Langley Plourde, 85, of Spencer County, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at Signature Health Care of Spencer County. She was born June 14, 1930, in Grayson County. She was preceded in death by two sons, Steven D. Langley and Danny T. Langley; her parents, Blummer and Elizabeth Edwards; and one brother, Charles Edwards. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: Due to an editing error, the headline for this story incorrectly stated one of the drivers was arrested on alcohol charges. This was not the case. The Gazette regrets the error. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, 10:15 a.m. (Updated 11:15 a.m.) — A Cox’s Creek woman was […]
