Flossie Kathleen “Bell” Cox Taylor, 88, of Lebanon, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. She was born on July 15, 1929, in Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward O. Taylor; her parents, Pete and Lizzie Cox; one stepdaughter, Linda White; one brother, Jay Cox; two half-brothers, […]
Patricia Lynn “Momma Pat” Cotton, 62, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at University of Louisville Hospital. She was born March 25, 1954, in Horse Cave. She was a retired nurse. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Rush of Bardstown and Chrissy Cotton of Arizona; one son, Richard Bradshaw of Bardstown; and her […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 — The Bardstown Independent School District has earned the “Distinguished District” rating in the 2015-16 K-PREP state accountability scores, which were released Thursday by the Kentucky Department of Education. The district earned the ranking by finishing 8.1 points above the district’s annual goal set […]
Margaret Nalley Demar, 75, of Bardstown, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born May 18, 1941, in Washington County to the late Zellar and Elizabeth Spalding Miles. She was a former employee for Nazareth Motherhouse, Tom Pig’s Restaurant and was a member at St. Gregory Catholic Church. She was preceded in […]
James “Alvin” Thompson, 85, of Hodgenville, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a three year battle with cancer and heart problems. He was born March 31, 1931 in Magnolia to the late Roy and Pearl Ballard Thompson. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, 9:30 a.m. — In response to a text message circulating of a possible threat of gun violence at Nelson County High School today, local law enforcement are at the school this morning. A social media post by a member of law enforcement stated local […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, 11:55 p.m. — The Newcomb Oil Co. is fling an appeal of the Historic Review Board’s denial of its application to demolish the home next to the company’s Five Star Food Mart at the corner of Second and Stephen Foster in […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, 1 p.m. — Despite a slight drop in the district’s overall K-PREP score, the Nelson County School District still received a Proficient rating from the Kentucky Department of Education. The rating is part of the Kentucky Department of Education’s K-PREP education accountability […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, 12:45 p.m. — Bardstown Police are investigating an assault that took place Thursday morning at Nelson County High School. Bardstown Police were dispatched to the school at about 11:25 a.m. for a report of a student who had been assaulted by several students at […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, 1 a.m. — The existing E-911 Dispatch Board met for one final time Wednesday prior to the formation of a new board of directors under the guidelines established by the 911 dispatch agreement recently approved by the Bardstown City Council and […]
