By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, 9 p.m. — The old Cox’s Creek Elementary school building — the former home of the Bardstown City School district’s alternative school program — has been appraised and once the district gets state approval, will be put up for sale. Joey […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, 3 p.m. — In a surprise move Tuesday, the Bardstown Board of Education approved a school tax rate lower than was initially proposed earlier this month. The new rate creates 3 percent of additional tax revenue over last year’s rate, which […]
Brenda Frances Comley Grow, 72, of Boston, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She worked for Collis in Elizabethtown and was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Russell Grow; her parents, William David and Carrie Lee Cash Comley; one sister, […]
Jo Ann Huntt, 79, of Nazareth Village, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born May 8, 1937, in Bardstown. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Desmond and Ella O’Bryan; one sister, Judy Dugan; and one brother, Charles O’Bryan. She is survived by four […]
David Albert Benedict, 53, of Doctor Street, Springfield, died at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at the home of his son in Raywick. He was born in Lebanon on Dec. 21, 1962, to Robert Edward and Lou Purdom Benedict. He was a member of the Temple Baptist Church, a 1981 graduate of Washington County […]
Jonathan Edward “John” Hutchins, 37, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at his residence. He was born Feb. 7, 1979, in Bardstown to Joseph Edward and Judy Watson Hutchins. He was an employee of Barton Brands, and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Johnny […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, 8 p.m. — The Bardstown City Schools’ public hearing regarding a property tax rate proposal that will generate a 4 percent increase in tax revenue did not attract any comment — at least inside the school district’s central office. Donna Molyneaux, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, 11 a.m. — Citing the increased need for more local lodging options, Manoj Patel and the Jay Hospitality Group announced Monday their plans to open a Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Morton Avenue off Lincoln Way. The new hotel is expected to […]
Harold Cruse Jr., 75, of Sonora, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. He was born July 19, 1941 to the late Harold Sr. and Margaret Brawner Cruse. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. He was retired from the LaRue County Road Department. He was a farmer, a […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, 11 p.m. — A 79-year-old man was taken into custody Sunday morning after his wife reported the man made threats to kill himself. According to a police press release, at 10:08 a.m. Sunday, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address in the 4000 […]
