Dorothy Delton Hazlett, 87, of Lebanon Junction, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Jewish Hospital Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Edward Hazlett; her parents, Irvin Silas and Mary Brenner Ryan; two sons, Edward Hazlett and George Hazlett; one brother, Roy Ryan; and one grandchild, Chris Ashby. Survivors include two sons, […]
Martha Evelyn Vittitow, 79, of Bardstown, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at her residence. She was born Dec. 9, 1936, in Bardstown. She was former owner of Boston Food Mart, a former employee for Barton Brands Distillery, and a member of Boston Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Witt and Daisy […]
NC GAZETTE/ WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, July 15, 2016, 1:20 p.m. (Corrected 2:40 p.m.) — WBRT reported Friday that Danny Singleton, 53, a former employee of Brooks Houck, the boyfriend of a missing Nelson County woman Crystal Rogers, pled guilty to 38 counts of false swearing Friday morning in Nelson Circuit Court. Prosecutors recommended a […]
Charles Rapier Smith Sr., 84, of Bardstown, entered eternal rest Thursday, July 14, 2016. He was born July 13, 1932, to Sylvia Rapier and Bertram Lancaster Smith. He was a graduate of Bethlehem Academy, St. Joseph Preparatory School, and the University of Louisville. During his lifetime, he very proudly and happily served as a member […]
By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Friday, July 15, 2016, 11 a.m. — Did you hear the one about the Texas great-grandmother, who, two days before her recent 92nd birthday, laced up her orthopedic shoes and then jumped out of an airplane? Phyllis Guthrie, who earned a doctorate degree at age 78 before […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 14, 2016, 11 p.m. — City Attorney Tim Butler told the Bardstown City Council Tuesday he is working on a draft agreement that will address the city’s participation in the joint city-county E-911 dispatch center. As Tuesday’s council meeting was about to end, Councilwoman Kecia Copeland […]
James William “Bill” Jennings, 58, of Crab Orchard, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, from injuries sustained in a car crash at the bottom of Burg Hill on Springfield Road, US150. He was a self-employed businessman and the owner of Jennings Home Center and Locker Specialties in Berea. He was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 14, 2016, 3 p.m. — Kentucky’s new felony expungement law goes into effect Friday, July 15, and the state’s court system is prepared to handle the first wave of applicants. House Bill 40 allows certain Class D felony convictions to be expunged, and created a process […]
NC GAZETTE/WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, July 14, 2016 — A Shepherdsville man died Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle on the Western Kentucky Parkway near White Mills. The Kentucky State Police say that at about 2:15 p.m., Eddie May, 35, of Shepherdsville, was driving his 2010 Chevrolet van eastbound on the parkway when the vehicle […]
John Gordon Stewart, 74, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his residence. He was the son of the late Jesse Gordon and Teresa Blanche Peake Stewart. He was born Jan. 5, 1942, in Louisville. He was a retired employee of Jim Beam Brands, a former employee of Smith Bros. Trucking, and a member […]
