By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 3 p.m. — Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts presented Nelson Fiscal Court Tuesday morning with a draft of the county’s $21 million budget for 2016-17. Watts noted that some numbers will change as updated figures arrive from state agencies. State […]
Hailey Raeann Banks, 7 months, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. She was born Sept. 18, 2015 in Louisville. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Barbara Banks; her maternal grandparents, Orville and Mildred Byrd, both of Bardstown; her paternal grandparents, J.K. and Calla Banks of Elizabethtown; and several […]
April Sue Knowles, 31, of Lebanon, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. She was born July 9, 1984, in Louisville. She is survived by her mother, Eugenia Wagner of Lebanon; her father, Steven T. Knowles Sr. of Louisville; one daughter, Brittany Nicole Hardin of Louisville; two sons, Cody Dwayne Decker […]
William Pike Conway, 90, of Bardstown, chairman emeritus of Conway-Heaton Inc., the oldest automobile dealership in Kentucky, joined our loving God on Monday, April 18, 2016. Born Sept. 16, 1925, he lived his entire lifetime in Bardstown, other than more than two years he spent in the South Pacific serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, April 18, 2016, 5 p.m. — Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin announced today he will retire as chief of the department effective May 31. McCubbin’s decision follows a week of turmoil following Mayor John Royalty’s decision to restructure the Bardstown Police Department without consulting its […]
Donald Barry Avritt, 70, of Lebanon, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Robley Rex V.A. Medical Center in Louisville. He was born Jan. 21, 1946, in Lebanon. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Donald and Wanda Lee Skaggs Avritt; […]
Dan “Dano” Huff, 64, of Bardstown, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at his residence. He was born August 14, 1951, in Corbin. He was a resident of Bardstown the past 13 years. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. Dan served his country for 22 years in the […]
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. Monday, April 18, 2016 – The following people were indicted by a Nelson County grand jury on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. They are scheduled for arraignment Thursday, April 21, […]
Community News Monday, April 18, 2016 — The City of Bardstown is issuing a “Boil Water Advisory”, due to routine maintenance on a water main Monday, April 18, 2016 beginning at 9 a.m. for City of Bardstown water customers on North Salem Drive, Woods Run Road, Autumn Avenue and McKenna Way. Customers may experience low […]
To the Editor: The recent decision by your Mayor to take at least partial control of the Bardstown Police Department is down right laughable. It speaks of someone who wants usurp the power of the department for personal gain. Residents of Bardstown beware. Remember the phrase “Absolute power corrupts.” After this, ask yourselves this question. […]
