Joseph Earl Downs, 91, of Bardstown, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. He was a World War II Air Force Veteran, a farmer, owner of Downs Paving Co. and a true entrepreneur. He was a life-long member of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral parish. He was known for his quick-wit and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2016, 11:45 p.m. (Video added, Jan. 26, 3 a.m.) — The Bardstown City Council took time at its meeting Tuesday to ask Mayor John Royalty and city staff some pointed questions about the city’s budget and areas where the city is overspending without […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, 11:31 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council voted Tuesday night to greatly expand the scope of its investigation that was originally triggered by anonymous packets of public records of two council members that appeared prior to the council’s Nov. 1 working […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio The Bardstown City Council’s street and sewer committee met Monday evening to discuss upcoming projects and existing issues with storm water, sewer and street maintenance. BONDS. The city will begin to enforce its ordinance regarding bonds for storm water improvements for larger construction projects, according to […]
Joseph Leroy “Buddy” Mudd, 78, of Fredericktown, joined our loving God on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. He was born Nov. 28, 1938, to Leo and Bernadette Mudd. He was a graduate of Fredericktown High School, and the day after his graduation in 1957, he was hired by the Tom Ballard Company (TEBCO), where he became […]
Miles E. Durbin Sr., 74, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at U of L Medical Center in Louisville. He was born April 27, 1942, in Bardstown. He was a 1960 graduate of St. Joe Prep and a self-employed farmer. He was a former Nelson County Sheriff’s Police Officer and member of the Nelson […]
Margery Neal Driskell, 90, of Louisville, formerly of Nelson County, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was born July 8, 1926, in Nelson County to the late Horace and Elizabeth Stevens Neal. She was a 32 year employee of Enro Shirt Company and a member of the Cooper Memorial United Methodist […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, 12:40 a.m. – The Nelson County Board of Education met in regular session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, and approved a staffing formula that will have the New Haven and Boston schools sharing one assistant principal position. The board is expected to consider other staffing options for that […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, 12:30 a.m. – The Bardstown Board of Education met in regular session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The board approved a one year extension of Superintendent Brett Holsclaw’s contract; reviewed the draft 2017-18 district budget; approved the 2017-18 school calendar and received a report from Principal […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, 12:20 a.m. – Nelson Fiscal Court met in regular session Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, 2017. The court heard a report from Judge Executive Dean Watts about the closing of the local Career Center. The center’s lease is up in March, Watts said. Watts also provided […]
