NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO STAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 — The driver of a vehicle died from injuries sustained Wednesday night when the car he was operating struck a tree in the area of the 400 block of Stoner Road. Nelson County Fire & Rescue, Nelson County EMS and the Nelson County Sheriff’s […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIO Community News Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 — Matthew Gaddie of Nelson County has been named the Chairperson for the Visual Arts Department at the Governor’s School for the Arts beginning in January 2019. Each spring, more than 1,700 high school juniors and seniors audition for 223 spots in this prestigious […]
Dear Dave, My fiancé and I are getting married in three weeks, but he lost his job as an experienced HVAC technician at a hospital a few days ago. Do you think we should still go on a honeymoon, or wait until things are more stable? I’m on Baby Step 3 of your plan, and […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 — A group of investors are seeking to partner with Central Kentucky farmers who are interested in growing hemp. Russ Salsman, with Cornerstone Strategies, a Frankfort-based consulting firm, spoke during Wednesday’s Nelson Fiscal Court meeting, asking for help from Nelson County […]
Jackie Wilson Elmore, 57, of Taylorsville, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at his residence. He was born June 18, 1961, in Spencer County to the late Joseph and Ruth Vires Elmore Sr. He was a retired employee of Suburban Sanitation. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Elmore […]
Matthew Shayne Cothern, 27, of Lebanon Junction, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Corydon, Ind. He was a plate master for B&B Metals and a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Willow Hatfield; and his grandparents, Virgil and Viola Cothern, and Gene and Luella Bryan. Survivors include his parents, Mark […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 — After the votes were counted Tuesday night at the county clerk’s office, it was apparent that city voters opted to send not one, but two new faces to represent them on the six-seat Bardstown City Council. Betty Kelley Hart was the […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 — In a rematch of the 2016 race between the two candidates seeking to represent the 50th District in the state House, freshman legislator Chad McCoy defeated James DeWeese Tuesday night. McCoy won the night with 55.28 percent of the vote, compared […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 — Nelson County voters went to the polls in record numbers Tuesday as part of what can only be termed a historic mid-term election. Nearly half — 49.36 percent — of the county’s 16,736 registered voters went to the polls to take […]
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 […]
