By JIM WATERS Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, May 31, 2018 — Some critics claim this columnist’s support for a state intervention of the failing Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) system is inconsistent with his general lack of appetite for outside interference, such as his strong opposition to devastating Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency regulations […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 31, 2018, 10:24 a.m. — A Bardstown woman died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Western Kentucky Parkway. Jodi Jenkins, 57, of Bardstown died when for unknown reasons, her eastbound 2008 Honda crossed the WK Parkway median near the 122 mile marker and collided with […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Thursday, May 31, 2018 — Sheriff Mike Newton will remain Nelson County Sheriff for the balance of this year — at least until General Election in November. That’s the word from Judge Executive Dean Watts, who alerted the news media Wednesday that Newton had agreed to stay on […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 30, 2018 — A Springfield man suspected of robbing a Bardstown pawn shop was arrested Tuesday in Washington County following a multi-vehicle car crash. Just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Bourbon City Pawn, 117 Banjo St., reported they were robbed by a male subject with a .22 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 30, 2018 –– Betty Kelley Hart, 61, of Bardstown, is the first person to file as a candidate for Bardstown City Council this year. All six city council seats and the office of mayor will be on the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election ballot. They are […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News May 29, 2018 — The Cocanougher family reunion will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday July 29, 2018, at the Perryville American Legion Hall (US 150 West near the Hillcrest Cemetary), with the potluck mean set to begin about 12:45 p.m. The reunion is for […]
Curtis Coulter, 49, of Bardstown, died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at his residence. He was born Aug. 26, 1968 in Louisville. He is survived by two daughters, Lindsay Katherine Coulter of Louisville and Allison Elizabeth Coulter of Bardstown; his parents, Vernon and Venita Coulter of Bardstown; three brothers, Mike Coulter (Holly) and Ricky Coulter (Sherry), […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Education News Sunday, May 28, 2018 – Jessica Roller was recently presented with the Dr. and Mrs. E.H. Durnil Scholarship from Central Kentucky Community Foundation. Roller is a 2018 graduate of Bardstown High School. She is the daughter of Steven and Angela Roller. The Dr. and Mrs. E.H. Durnil Scholarship […]
David Blake Lawson “Blake”, 18, of Lebanon, died Friday, May 26, 2018, in an auto accident in Marion County. He was born May 8, 2000, in Marion County. He was a student at Marion County High School. He often helped his grandfather on the family farm. Survivors include his parents, Dan and Lisa Ewing Lawson […]
Sr. Lois Dunphy, S.L., 94, of Nerinx, died Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. The Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the Loretto Motherhouse Church, 515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, with burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery. A wake will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 28, […]
