By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, May 31, 2019 — We all know Kentucky is known for our horse racing and bluegrass music, but we also have a reputation for having the kindest and most hospitable residents, as well as safe, wholesome communities throughout our Commonwealth. According to a recent report, Kentucky ranks 7th […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, May 31, 2019 — It’s nearly summertime! Time for a break from school in addition to barbecues, baseball and maybe a vacation. But June also marks the start of the interim period for the Kentucky General Assembly. That’s a time when standing committees of both chambers come together […]
June Frances Gelthaus, 84, of Bardstown, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born June 7, 1934, in Louisville to the late Herman Rudolph and Marion Helen Curry Gelthaus. She was a retired photo engraver and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in […]
Judy Lee DeMar, 69, of Clarktown Road, New Haven, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, at her home. She was born July 5, 1949, in Nelson County to the late Rudolph C. Pinkston and Maudie Goben Borders. She formerly worked at Conway-Heaton Automotive Center in Bardstown and Zappos Outlet in Shepherdsville. She was a member of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, May 31, 2019, 2 a.m. — In this edition of The Jim Brooks Podcast, Jim tackles one of life’s toughest — and recent — questions about politics here in Nelson County, and answers the question, “When did the Grand Old Party quit being so grand?” Click below to […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, May 31, 2019 — In a fiery email sent to fellow Republicans Thursday evening, Don Thrasher, the chairman of the Nelson County Republican party, claimed that state Rep. Chad McCoy lied to his fellow Republicans in order to get elected. Thrasher’s email was a response to […]
Carrie Mae Lymes Brown, 76, of Bardstown, died at 1:46 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Louisville. She was native of Nelson County. She was born Aug. 5, 1942, to the late Richard and Miranda Thompson Lymes. She was a member of the Willisburg Church of God Of […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, May 30, 2019 — A Boston area man was arrested on assault-related charges following a police investigation of a domestic incident that happened Wednesday night at a home on Nat Rogers Road. George William Vittitoe, 69, of Boston, was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with second-degree assault, […]
Dominique Airrington McMakin, 27, of Louisville, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at his residence. He was born Nov. 14, 1991, in Louisville to Margaret Gayle Clark and James Airrington McMakin. He was a truck driver for L&N Disposal. He was a former employee of the City of Bardstown, and a member of St. Stephen Baptist […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, May 29, 2019 — Don Thrasher, the chairman of the Nelson County Republican party, was the studio guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Thrasher discussed the recent resolutions that the county GOP committee approved that were critical of state Rep. Chad […]
