Dana Spalding, 68, of New Haven, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Catherine Spalding. She is survived by three sisters, JoAnn Gibbons, Linda Marks, and Bonnie Fogt; and four brothers, Bernard Spalding, Jerry Spalding, Leon Spalding and Lewis Spalding. Cremation was chosen. The Joseph L. Greenwell […]
Suzanne Brown Stillwell, 64, of Magnolia, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Regis Woods in Louisville. She was a member of God’s House in Mount Sherman and was a former employee of Nationwide Uniform Company in Hodgenville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Monroe Stillwell; her parents, William Ray and Thelma Dean Despain […]
Patricia “Patty” Shewmaker Parrott, 87, of Jimtown Road, Springfield, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Lee Parrott; her children, Bob “Susan” Parrott of Springfield, Jean “Tommy” Butcher of Galax, Va., and Sandy Parrott “Terry” Warner of Springfield; one sister, Jean Shewmaker of Houston; nine […]
To the Editor, The December 5th article “Man Suing Judge Executive” shows the ridiculous lengths to which people will go to get their way. Mr. Thrasher’s offer to settle his dispute with Judge Watts and the Fiscal Court by choosing a road name he prefers or by appointing him to make-work county positions is nothing […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 — In an Tuesday night email to County Attorney Matthew Hite, fiscal court and local media, Salt River Road resident Don Thrasher asked Hite for his help to clarify media stories published about Thrasher’s Dec. 2nd settlement offer proposed regarding his lawsuit […]
Dear Dave, I just accepted a new job that will pay me $30,000 a year more than my old position. I’ve got about $55,000 in debt I’ve been working hard to pay off, and I know now I need to adjust my budget. Do you have any advice? Mitch Dear Mitch, The first thing I’d […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 — The man who filed suit last month against Judge Executive Dean Watts regarding the re-naming of the northern section of the former Louisville Road days later offered four options to settle his suit — three of which involve Watts appointing the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 — Nelson Fiscal Court voted Tuesday morning to advertise for professional services to restore the smaller fire-damaged historic home on the Wickland estate. The home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire July 21, 2017. The home is located behind the […]
Mardeth “Mardi” Jones, 73, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Windsor Gardens. She was born Aug. 15, 1944, in Scranton, Pa. and graduated from University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 1966 with a BS in nursing and also a Master’s degree. She worked in Chicago with visiting Nurses Association, and came to Bardstown […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 — Looking for a nice gift? The Nelson County Homemakers’ Cookbook would be a great gift for someone who likes to cook. It contains over 500 large print recipes, all of which were submitted by members of the Nelson County Homemakers. The money raised […]
