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. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 — Local members and supporters of Arc of Kentucky gathered Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4 in Frankfort for an afternoon of fun and fundraising to help the state chapter of this non-profit volunteer organization in its mission to assist families and individuals deal […]
Charles Burdix Nation Jr, 72, of Taylorsville, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born March 14, 1945, in Spencer County to the late Charles Burdix and Mamie Ellen Jackson Nation Sr. He was a self-employed mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Helen Graves Nation; four daughters, Ronda (Terry) […]
James A. Bauer Jr., 82 , of Mount Washington died Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. He was a native of Samuels and a retired employee of General Electric Appliance Park with 35 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, the former Florence Tate; four daughters, Debbie Demar (Greg), Cathy Bauer […]
Political News Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 — The public is invited to the campaign kick-off of Nelson County sheriff candidate, deputy Ramon Pineiroa, from 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at 4840 New Haven Road. Pineiroa was announced last month his plans to seek the office of Nelson County Sheriff. Nelson County Sheriff Ed Mattingly does […]
Political News Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 — The public is invited to the campaign kick-off of Nelson County deputy sheriff Lt. Kaelen Matthews, 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 107 North Fourth St. in Bardstown. Matthews announced last month his plans to run for the office of Nelson […]
Jane Gayle Birch Shewmaker, 80, of Mackville, died at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. She was a native of Washington County, born March 3, 1937, to the late Edward and Beulah Shewmaker Birch. She was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church where she […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 — A Willisburg woman was injured Friday morning after she lost control of her vehicle and it crashed near the 38 mile marker on the Bluegrass Parkway. According to a Nelson County Sheriff’s Office press release, at about 8:30 a.m. Skyler McCarty, 18, of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 — The timeline for hiring a new superintendent for Nelson County Schools was reviewed at the board of education’s meeting Thursday evening. The first step — an organizational meeting — was completed Oct. 17. The timeline — which school board chair Diane Breeding noted […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 — Former Bardstown Mayor John Royalty pleaded not guilty during his arraignment hearing in Nelson Circuit Court Thursday to charges of perjury, two counts of official misconduct and false swearing. The charges are part of the Oct. 4, 2017, indictment issued by a Nelson […]
