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One person injured Friday afternoon after car strikes High Grove Road home

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 — A 29-year-old woman  was injured Friday afternoon after the car she was in left High Grove Road and struck a house located in the 700 block. The accident was reported at about 5:30 p.m. The Nelson County Fire Department, Nelson County EMS and the […]

February 24th, 2018 | Posted in Police / Fire / EMS | Read More »

Obituary: Dawn Renee’ Whitson, 50, Bardstown

Dawn Renee’ Whitson, 50, of Bardstown, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Baptist East Health in Louisville. She was born Oct. 6, 1967, at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn, Mich. For the last two years she was living at Bardstown Healthcare where she had formed a lot of friendships with the staff and […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Traffic accident downs utility lines, closing Lawrenceburg Rd. Friday afternoon

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Friday, Feb. 22, 2018 — The Northeast Nelson Fire Department, Bloomfield Police and Kentucky State Police responded Friday afternoon at about 3:20 p.m. to the area of 1900 Lawrenceburg Road after utility lines were downed by an traffic accident. The power lines were hanging across Lawrenceburg Road after […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Higdon: Senate reform bill preserves state pensions without shift to 401(k) plans

By JIMMY HIDGON 14th District State Senator Friday, Jan. 22, 2018 — After weeks of anticipation and months of discussions and meetings with stakeholders, the Kentucky Senate Majority Caucus filed its comprehensive pension reform bill as Senate Bill (SB) 1 on Tuesday, February 20. While SB 1 marked the filing of one of the most […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,News,Opinion,Politics,State government | Read More »

Extension homemakers announce college scholarship deadline is April 6

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Education News Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 — The Verna Richardson Homemakers Scholarship applications are available at the Nelson County Extension Office, the Nelson County Extension website, or download it now by clicking this link. All high school seniors and college students pursuing a Family Consumer Science or Ag related field attending […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Community News,Education | Read More »

Federal employee association to meet March 5 in Elizabethtown

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Feb. 22, 2018 — The next National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associations (NARFE) chapter meeting is 11 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2018 in the community meeting room of the Nolin RECC building, 411 Ring Road in Elizabethtown. The guest speaker is Stephanie Givins from Hardin County Waste […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Community News | Read More »

Obituary: Charles W. Crawford, 91, Elizabethtown

Charles W. Crawford, 91, of Elizabethtown, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Helmwood Healthcare. He was a native of Grayson County who served in the U.S. Army. He retired after 38 years from ICG Railroad. He was a member of First Christian Church and the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and golfing. He was preceded […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Obituary: Arthur Yates, 82, formerly of Nelson County

Arthur Yates, 82, of Mount Eden, formerly of Nelson County, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at his home. He was born in Nelson County, the son of the late Marvin and Shirley B. Rogers Yates. He was a member and former deacon of the Briar Ridge Christian Church. He was a farmer and worked for […]

February 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Bardstown High School lunchroom disagreement sparks social media rumors

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 — A disagreement between two students during lunch Thursday at Bardstown High School sparked a social media rumor there was a threat of a shooting tomorrow at the high school. According to a Bardstown City Schools press release, the rumor was apparently sparked by […]

February 22nd, 2018 | Posted in Breaking News,Education,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Obituary: Marcella Amshoff Herde, 87, Louisville

Marcella Amshoff Herde, 87, of Louisville, died peacefully at home Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, under the special care of Hosparus and her daughter, Carolyn Cook. She was born in 1929 in Louisville. She attended Our Mother of Sorrows Elementary School, Holy Rosary High School and Nazareth College (now Spalding University). She was married to Joe […]

February 22nd, 2018 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

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