Dear Editor: The Kentucky Chamber applauds Senate Majority Whip Jimmy Higdon on his leadership to make right-to-work legislation a reality during the first week of the 2017 General Assembly, ensuring Kentucky is a state where businesses want to locate. The Chamber has long advocated for the passage of right-to-work legislation which simply prohibits requiring a […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, 4 p.m. — The Bardstown City Council has called a special council meeting Thursday in order to consider an ordinance to provide whistleblower protection for city employees. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. in the council chambers next to the rec center on […]
Katharina “Jackie” Ballard, 89, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. She was born July 9, 1927, in Munich, Germany. She retired from Barton’s Distillery Company after 42 years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and an avid quilter. She was preceded in death by […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, 3:3o p.m. — The judge overseeing former Bardstown Police officer Tom Roby’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the City of Bardstown is giving both parties an opportunity to enter mediation. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms entered a mediation feasibility order Wednesday to determine if either party […]
Elizabeth G. Hardin, 80, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. She was a native of New Haven. She was a homemaker and member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mount Washington. She was preceded in death by her son, James Daniel Hardin; one grandson, Andrew Burkhead; her parents, Joseph Edward and Mattie Masterson […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, 11 p.m. — The Bardstown Board of Education unanimously approved a motion to give Superintendent Brent Holsclaw a one-year extension of his employment contract. Introduced by Jim Roby, the board’s new chair at Tuesday’s board meeting, the intent of the extension […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, 11:45 p.m. — The Nelson County Board of Education approved a staffing formula Tuesday night that will mean that the New Haven School and Boston School will share an assistant principal position in the 2017-18 school year — though the board plans […]
Bradford Scott Robbins, 59, of Polin Road, Willisburg, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at his residence. He is survived by one sister, Renae Meadows of Colchester, Ill.; and three brothers, Leven Robbins and Frank Allen Robbins, both of Lexington and Kevan Robbins of Good Hope, Ill. The graveside service is 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, […]
Keith Wimpsett, 62, of Bardstown Heathcare & Rehab Center, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1954, in Bardstown. He was a retired farmer and former construction worker, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He was preceded in […]
Anna Louise Hamilton Edelen, 87, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Raising her children in Loretto, her greatest joy and vocation was mother, wife and homemaker. She was a devout Catholic and found great spiritual strength through her faith. She and her five siblings grew up in Holy […]
