Leroy Gilbert, 83, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. He was born Feb. 5, 1935, in Bardstown. He was a longtime resident of Signature Healthcare at Colonial. He was preceded in death by his mother, Aline Gilbert Anderson; and brother, Rev. Willie Ed Linton. He is survived by several […]
James Terry Smothers Sr., 66, of Cox’s Creek, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at his residence. He was born July 15, 1951, in Lebanon to the late James and Eva Mae Mattingly Smothers. He was a farmer, retired truck driver, owner of Sunrise Farm Equipment and had dealt in farm equipment since he was 15 […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 27, 2018 — The Bardstown City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to spend $1.7 million to purchase three tracts of land totalling 15.4 acres that will be used to expand the city’s utility shop and storage facility and create a new Bardstown fire station. […]
Betty Jean Sharpe, 88, of Cox’s Creek, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Baptist Health in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Sharpe; and one brother, Billy Couch. She is survived by one daughter, Lisa Martin (Sam); three sons, Larry Johnson (HWA), Bobby Johnson (Regina) and Gary Johnson (Peggy); four stepsons, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Monday, March 26, 2018 — The next National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) chapter meeting is 11 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2018, in the community meeting room of the Nolin RECC building located at 411 Ring Road, Elizabethtown. The guest speaker is Bruce Gadansky from Better […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Monday, March 26, 2018 — The City of Bardstown Water Department’s annual flushing program will move to the area of the Tullamore Subdivision and along the Hwy 245 corridor near US-150 – affecting Keystone Cinemas, Corvin’s Furniture, and Chris’ Creations. Additional streets affected include: Filiatreau Lane, Glenwood Drive, […]
By JIMMY HIGDON 14th District State Senator Sunday, March 25, 2018 — Rapidly nearing the last days of the 2018 Regular Session, the Senate passed our version of the state budget during the 12th week. The Executive Branch Budget, contained in House Bill 200, put an emphasis on public safety by investing in law enforcement, […]
By CHAD MCCOY 50th District State Representative Sunday, March 25, 2018 — As always, it was a busy and eventful week in Frankfort. Although we had a short week with only four days of action, every day was fairly lengthy and the end result was a plethora of bills and resolutions passed, most of which […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Sunday, March 25, 2018 — Two juveniles died Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Hardin County on the Bluegrass Parkway that closed the parkway’s westbound lanes for more than four hours. At about 3:05 p.m., the Elizabethtown Kentucky State Police Post received a report of a two-vehicle […]
Jacqueline Rachelle “Jackie” Cooper, 58, of E. High St., Springfield, formerly of Bardstown, died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Hildegard House in Louisville, a hospice care unit. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Joanna Cooper in May 2017. She is survived by her parents, Gus and Joann Reed Cooper of Springfield; one sister, […]
