John Andrew “Jack” Briggs, 86, of Bloomfield, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Bardstown Health & Rehab Center. He was born Sept. 24, 1930, in Bloomfield to the late Andrew and Anna Wood Dodson Briggs Jr. He was a farmer, a former employee of the Nelson County Cooperative Tobacco Warehouse, a member of the Big […]
Robert Boone “Bobby” Gill, 79, of Lyons Station, died peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville with his family by his side. He was a member of the Baptist faith. He was born Dec. 9, 1937, the son of the late Robert Cline and Alberta Brown Gill. He was a veteran […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, 3 p.m. — Citing previous Kentucky Attorney General opinions, the Bardstown City Council says it did nothing wrong and followed the Open Meetings Act to the letter when it went into a closed meeting with its investigator during the Jan. 24, 2017 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, 11 p.m. – At its regular Feb. 14, 2017 meeting, the Bardstown City Council discussed the existing funding limit for city council member training and how those limits affect council attendance to Kentucky League of Cities events. The council approved a cemetery mowing bid; […]
Nick Chambers, 25, of Bloomfield, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. at his residence. He was born Dec. 4, 1991, in Louisville and worked for Brothers Farm. He was preceded in death by his pawpaw, Louis “Cotton” Miles. He is survived by his parents, Elizabeth and Harley Shelton of Louisville; one daughter, Aimee Rose Chambers of […]
By SEN. JIMMY HIGDON 14th District State Senator Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, 2 p.m. — A wide array of bills were heard in committees and voted out of the Senate in a busy and fast-paced third week of the 2017 Session. Because this year’s 30-day meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly is considered a “short […]
Bro. James William Humes, 78, of Lebanon, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 8, 1938, in Fairfield to the late Pete and Nellie Murphy Humes. He was a retired employee of General Electric and the current pastor of the Lebanon Church of God. In addition to his parents, […]
Helen Rose Milburn, 85, of Mount Washington, formerly of Chaplin, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at Baptist Healthcare in Louisville. She was born June 6, 1931, in Bloomfield to the late Willie Mark and Amanda Taylor Hawthorne. She was a retired employee of General Electric, a member of Cove Baptist Church in Fairdale, and faithfully […]
By CHAD McCOY 50th District State Representative Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, 1 p.m. — The House has just concluded our third week of the 2017 session. As the days continue to pass, I am constantly reminded of how great our Commonwealth can be and how dedicated our General Assembly is to making it even better. […]
Cordelia Elizabeth “Cordie” Brady Smith, 98, of Cissville Rd., Springfield, formerly of the St. Joe Community of Marion County, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at the Village of Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Irwin “Socks” Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Ann Smith of Springfield […]
