Monty Len Hornback, 76, of Cecilia, son of the late Len and Delta Richardson Hornback, died at his home Tuesday, March 21, 2017, after a long illness. He worked for more than 40 years in the building that was once Bean Publishing that today is The News-Enterprise. He retired in 2003. He was preceded in […]
By TAMMY BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 11 p.m. — Yes I was there, in the thick of President Donald Trump’s visit to Louisville Monday night. Wow what an event — the cheers, the boos, the speeches, the signs, the security, the long lines, the media and the protesters. […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 11 p.m. — The 2016 presidential primary and general election pushed national political parties further apart, leaving us with an even more polarized electorate than ever before. As tumultuous as President Donald Trump’s first two months in office have been, I knew […]
Walter Watson French, 79, of New Haven, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. He was retired from James B. Beam Distillery in Boston. He was a member of Rolling Fork Christian Church, a member of the McNeil Masonic Lodge and a member of the IU Local 111 Union. He had […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, March 16, 2017 — The annual My New Kentucky Home Habitat for Humanity “Tasting Bash” is set for Thursday, March 30, 2017, at St. Joseph Parish Hall from 5:30-7 p.m. The menu includes an all-you-can-eat assortment of appetizers, sandwiches, fruits, cheese, and desserts donated by local church […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 11:33 p.m. — The Bardstown Board of Education approved a bond sale that will fund conversion of the former Salt River Electric building on Templin Avenue to serve as the district’s new bus garage. The project also includes energy efficiency upgrades in […]
Eula Vincent Dugan, 86, of Lebanon Junction, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at her home. She was a former nurses aide at Hardin Memorial Hospital and at Crown Nursing Home in Florida. She was a housewife and a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ernest Dugan; […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 21, 2017 — The Nelson County Board of Education set into motion Tuesday night the sale of construction bonds that will finance a $3.5 million energy efficiency project that will convert Bloomfield Middle School from propane heat to geothermal heating and cooling. The […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, March 20, 2017 — President Donald Trump marched triumphantly into Louisville’s Freedom Hall Monday night amid thousands of sign-waving enthusiastic supporters cheering him on as if he were still running for office. The atmosphere of the event was more campaign rally than policy presentation. […]
NELSON COUNTY GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, March 20, 2017, 11:30 p.m. (Updated 2:05 p.m.) — Nelson Circuit Clerk Diane Thompson is advising Nelson County residents to be aware of a telephone scam now directed at local residents regarding jury duty. According to Thompson, the caller, posing as a Nelson County Sheriff’s deputy, […]
