Vickie Lynn Goodlett, 63, of Taylorsville, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at her home. She was born May 24, 1953, in Louisville to J.W. and Grace Holt Byrd. She was a homemaker and a member of the Open Door Christian Center. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Holt Byrd; one sister, Karen […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
By SYLVIA HORLANDER Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, May 19, 2017 — The “spirit” tours of the old Wickland mansion will begin anew this evening as “Wickland at Night” tours with local author and historian, Dixie Hibbs. Hibbs said guests will hear about the spirits who interacted frequently with visitors through mediums who […]
By SYLVIA HORLANDER Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, May 18, 2017 — Two new limestone bricks are now embedded in the historic and unique Bourbon Capital Compass, located in the heart of Bardstown at the Old Courthouse on Court Square. Angel’s Envy and O.Z. Tyler are the newest distilleries to be part of […]
Jeff Druen, 51, of Loretto, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at his residence. He was born Dec. 12, 1965. in Elizabethtown. He was a self-employed brick mason. He was preceded in death by his father, Orland Druen. He is survived by two sons, Derek (Rachel Fogle) Druen of Bardstown and Matthew (Melissa) Druen of Morehead; […]
Margaret Lynch Jameson, 91, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 5, 1925, in Mobile, Alabama but became a proud transplant to Bardstown. After an exciting stint as a flight attendant and obtaining her solo pilot’s license she happily changed course and raised eight children for more […]
Anna Elizabeth Wright Fogle, 87, of Louisville, formerly of Springfield, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Baptist Health in Louisville. She is survived by two daughters, Anna Louise Conner of Jonesboro, Ga., and Evelyn Marie Jenkins of Louisville; two sons, Charles Edward Wright of Cincinnati and Ronald Fogle of Springfield; three sisters, […]
Special to the Nelson County Gazette Thursday, May 18, 2017 — Three-time champion and local favorite Patrick Conway remains a question mark as far as his participation in this weekend’s Bourbon Open golf tournament. The Bourbon Open is one of Kentucky’s oldest and most popular golfing events. Since 1945, the Bourbon Open has drawn thousands […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 18, 2017, 1 a.m. — Anthony White, the Mount Washington man who escaped police custody Wednesday afternoon, was taken into custody Wednesday night about about 10:20 p.m. Just after 10 p.m., officers with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 200 block of South […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT May 17, 2017, 3:45 p.m. — Police are searching for an inmate who escaped police custody while being transferred from Muhlenberg County to the Nelson County Jail. At about 12:36 Wednesday afternoon, Anthony White, 49, was in the back of Deputy Keith Riley’s cruiser being driven to the […]
