Brent Douglas Hamilton, 19, of Loretto, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at his residence. He was born Feb. 18, 1997, in Marion County. He was a 2015 graduate of Marion County High School and a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. He loved the outdoors, spending time with his family, kayaking, four-wheeling and working on […]
Manie O’Pell, 75, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at her residence. She was born June 13, 1941. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald O’Pell; and one daughter, Roberta Martin. She is survived by four daughters, Karen O’Pell of Dayton, Ohio, Michelle Kuykendall, Jackie (Eric) Ouellette and Veronica Douglas, all of […]
Edna Bunch, 97, of Chaplin, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at Baptist Health in Louisville. She was born July 16, 1919, in Nelson County to the late W.J. and Fannie Sweazy Armstrong. She was a former employee of the Bardstown Sewing Factory and the former Peoples State Bank in Chaplin. She was a homemaker and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 — Mayor John Royalty’s directive prohibiting the city council from talking directly to city workers in the wake of its decision to investigate the the administration drew a chorus of critical comments from both the sitting council and council-elect at Tuesday night’s […]
Clara Jeanette Hughes, 72, of St. Mary’s, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at Baptist Health Louisville. She was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Marion County. She formerly worked at the old Jane and Linda Sportswear and was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Francis and […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 — A Boston man was indicted Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, on charges he allegedly had intercourse, deviate intercourse, raped, and sexually abused a minor under 16 years of age between July and October 2016. Michael Jordan Hicks, 31, of Boston, was indicted by a […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, 8 a.m. — The Bardstown City Council voted Tuesday night to have the Historic Review Board reconsider Newcomb Oil Co.’s application to demolish the home next to their Five Star Food Mart at Second and East Stephen Foster. At a special […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, 1 p.m. — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a resolution Tuesday morning in support of creating a needle and syringe exchange program here in Nelson County. The measure is not intended to enable drug users, but to reduce the spread of blood-borne […]
Daniel McNeil Richards, 59, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Bardstown. He was born Dec. 13, 1956, at Ft. Knox to the late James Hunter and Doletha Hahn Richards. He was a former truck driver. He is survived by one sister, Jane Greathouse of Slocomb, Ala.; and two half-brothers, Ronnie Hibbs of Cox’s Creek and […]
Perfecto P. Marquez, 74, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at his residence. He was born Jan. 30, 1942, in Cotabato City, Philippines, to the late Jose Santos and Dolores Marquez. He was a retired administrator for Barangay 22 in Corrales. He was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Joseph Church. He is […]
