NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, July 19, 2017 — The Bardstown Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a reported apartment fire in the 200 block of Aspen Drive. A resident reported active smoke alarms sounding in the apartment next door at 1:28 p.m. Firefighters arrived and had to forcibly enter the apartment […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT July 19, 2017 — The Boston Fire Department and Nelson County Fire Department were dispatched Wednesday morning for a possible fire involving a semi tractor-trailer carrying a piece of heavy equipment. At 8:35 a.m., the Nelson County Fire Department was dispatched first to the area of New Haven […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 18, 2017 —Tuesday’s meeting of the Bardstown Board of Education opened with a moment of silence to honor the memory of Tariq Armour, the 18-year-old Bardstown High School graduate who had signed to play college football at Georgetown College in Kentucky. “This past Sunday […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 18, 2017 — After discussing the matter over the past few weeks, Nelson Fiscal Court decided Tuesday to buy a new compactor to replace the one lost to fire earlier this year at the Nelson County Landfill. The court’s equipment and grounds committee […]
Tariq Jibreel Armour, 18, of Cox’s Creek, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Green River Lake State Park. He was born Nov. 10, 1998, in Fort Hood, Texas. He was a 2017 graduate of Bardstown High School. He was a student athlete who played football and ran track. Through his blessings and merits, he had […]
Bonnie Wooldridge Wright, 76, of Hodgenville, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She and her husband Bobby owned and operated Wright’s 210 in Hodgenville since 1960. She was a member of the Ovesen Heights Baptist Church in Hodgenville. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Myrtle Burks […]
Dear Dave, I’ve been living in a rental house for some time now. I was just told by the owners that the house is being foreclosed on next week. I’ve tried to call and email them, but haven’t heard anything back. Should I go ahead and pay rent for this month? John Dear John, I […]
Landon Trevor Wheatley, 19, of Rosary Heights, Springfield, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, as a result of injuries he sustained after being hit by a car near Loretto. He is survived by his father, Larry Wheatley of Louisville; his mother, Tami Sexton Sykes of Ironton, Ohio; three sisters, Summer Renea Wheatley of Ironton, Ohio, Brittany […]
Arthur Wayne “Art” Eddleman, 72, of East Grundy Avenue in Springfield, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his residence. He is survived by one sister, Tillie Burton Eddleman of Springfield; and one brother, Lewis Eddleman of Prospect. Cremation was chosen and a graveside service will be held at Cemetery Hill at a later date. The […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Monday, July 17, 2017 — Search crews recovered the body of a drowning victim at Green River Lake at about noon Monday. The victim was identified as Tariq Armour, 18, of Cox’s Creek. Officials say that a large group of people tried swimming from one side of the […]
