Mary Gertrude Hughes O’Bryan, 93, of Armory Hill, Springfield, died at 9:50 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at the University Hospital in Louisville. She was a native of Marion County and was born July 27, 1922, to the late Elmer and Imelda Brady Hughes. She was a member of the St. Dominic Catholic Church and […]
Lexas Rachelle Henderson, 13, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. She was born July 31, 2002, in Louisville to the late Jerry Henderson Sr. and Priscilla Jean Pritchett Henderson. She was an eighth-grade graduate of Bardstown Middle School. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in […]
Rose Mary Osborn Peterson, 89, of Loretto, died Monday, June 20, 2016. She was the daughter of Sara Florence Thompson Osborn and William Louis Osborn Sr. She was a partner in the establishment of Peterson Farms and continued her keen interest in the evolution and growth of the farm operations until she died. She taught […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 9 a.m. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office and Nelson County EMS responded to the area of Boston Road and Bellwood Road for an overturned fully loaded semi tractor-trailer rig hauling 78 head of cattle. First responders were dispatched to the area at about […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 11:55 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education was pleased Tuesday with its progress report on the Nelson County Schools Community Support Foundation from its director, Dorothy White. A new logo and a tagline (“A Foundation Building Futures”) are ready to […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 7 p.m. — A New Haven man was injured Tuesday morning after he was apparently beaten and shot in the face sometime before 8 a.m. at the Dollar General Store in Deatsville, 6668 New Shepherdsville Road. Store employees called 911 after Michael P. Young, […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 6:45 p.m. — The teachers and staff of the Bardstown Independent School district will get no additional raises in the 2016-17 fiscal year. Superintendent Brent Holsclaw told the board that given the district’s budget constraints, he could not recommend giving raises this next […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 7 p.m. — County employees will see a 2 percent across the board pay increase for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. Nelson Fiscal Court approved the pay increase Tuesday morning at its regular meeting. The court also approved a new […]
Makarius Jacques Wickliffe, 7 months, of Bardstown, died Monday, June 20, 2016. He was born Nov. 3, 2015, in Elizabethtown. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Albert and Nancy Lewis; and his paternal grandmother, Frances M. Hickman. He is survived by his parents, Stejeta Williams and Wryant Wickliffe of Bardstown; two sisters, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, June 20, 2016, 11 p.m. – The Feeding America food distribution will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the Nelson County Fairgrounds. The Feeding America food distribution program is for anyone who is low-income and in need. Individuals should bring with them proof of their […]
