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NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 1 a.m. — Hillary Clinton’s statewide campaigning and her focus on urging Kentucky Democrats to go to the polls helped give her the statewide win over Sen. Bernie Sanders in their race for the Democratic nomination for president. In Nelson County, Clinton’s margin […]
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Ina Leona Dailey, 58, of Lawrenceburg, died Monday, May 16, 2016, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Glen and Jeanette Coffman Fathergill. She was born April 28, 1958, in Danville. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Barry Pollett; her brother, Ernest […]
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Click above to play the video of the health clinic presentation from Tuesday’s school board meeting. By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 7 p.m. (UPDATED May 18, 2016, 4:33 p.m., added video) — Beginning this fall, students in the Bardstown City Schools will have a staffed medical […]
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By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 11 p.m. — The Bardstown City Schools Board of Education held a special meeting recently to hear a presentation about “The Leader in Me,” a leadership and life skills transformation program created by the FranklinCovey Co. The values the program is […]
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By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, May 17, 2016, 8 p.m. — A resolution regarding industrial revenue bonds generated considerable discussion Tuesday morning at Nelson Fiscal Court. Heaven Hill Brands is planning to build a fully automated $29 million distribution center at its Bardstown facility off Loretto Road. The 30-year bonds […]
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NC GAZETTE/ WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, May 16, 2016 — A road surface failure on Murphy Lane near its intersection with Old Tunnell Mill Road this weekend means the road will be closed indefinitely. Nelson County Road Department Engineer Jim Lemieux said via email the county road department plans to create a turn-around […]
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NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, May 16, 2016, 1 p.m. — Bardstown resident Michael Johnson filed Monday as a candidate for the Bardstown City Council. Johnson, 27, is a resident of North Third Street. In his election finance filing, he indicated plans to spend less than $1,000 during the campaign. However, candidates […]
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Edna Lucille Smith, 77, formerly of Old E-town Road in Springfield, died Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary at Nerinx. She is survived by four sisters, Jane Johnson (C.W.) of Louisville, Dorothy Smith of Nernix, Mary Knopp of Calvary and Margaret Rose Rakes of Springfield; two brothers, Joseph B. Smith (Joyce) of Mount […]
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Joseph Leon Cissell Jr., 42, of Loretto, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 31, 1973, in Marion County. He formerly worked as a construction estimator with Cisco Company in Lexington. Survivors include his parents, Leon and Rose Nugent Cissell; one sister, Paula L. Mlinar (Joel) of Lexington; one brother, […]
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Richard Aloysius “Simon” Walters, 81, of New Hope, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born June 21, 1934, in Colorado Springs, Colo. to the late Ludwig Albert and Sadie Britt Walters. He graduated from Regis College in Denver, served in the U.S. Navy, and worked in various fields […]
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