Rebekah Lou Hood, 77, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at her residence. She was born Nov. 12, 1941, in Pennington Gap, Va., to the late Lon Bradford and Dora Turner Shuler. She was a retired director of health occupations at Jefferson State Vocational School in Louisville and was involved with Bardstown United Methodist […]
Demetra Lavonne Sheckles, 38, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at her residence. She was born Sept. 12, 1980, in Bardstown. She was an employee for Nelson County Industries, and a member of Bardstown Church of God. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Ernestine and Anna Lewis; and maternal grandparents, Eddie […]
David Pickett Hood, 74, of Bloomfield, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at his residence. He was born July 25, 1945 in Nelson County to the late Jullian Pickett and Betty Hayes Drake Hood. He was a retired employee of General Electric, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and a member of American Legion Post 288. He […]
Tonya Lanae Maddox, 45, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 2, 1974, in Bardstown. She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Elizabeth Maddox; and one brother, Tyrone Maddox. She is survived by one son, Tyran […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 — Police are searching for a suspect who they believe was involved in a break-in early Thursday morning at Scripts Pharmacy, 101 Blankenrod Blvd. Security video helped police identify the suspect as Charles Jeremy Webb, of Lebanon. According to the video, Webb drove to the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 — Don Thrasher, chairman of the Nelson County Republican party, accused District 5 Magistrate Eric Shelburne of blocking people from his official magistrate Facebook page. In a email Thrasher sent to the members of Nelson Fiscal Court Thursday, he said Shelburne had blocked […]
Dear Dave, I’ve got about $3,000 in credit card debt. Would it be a good idea to transfer the balance from my credit card to another one that has a much lower interest rate? Tammi Dear Tammi, Lots of people who find themselves in your shoes make the switch to low-interest rate credit cards. A […]
Arvil Lee Bird, 78, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was a native of Hardin County and an active member of Tunnel Hill Baptist Church. He has been a Deacon since he was around 30 years old. He taught Sunday School, Btu, and Royal Ambassadors, and brought many […]
Larry Eugene Lucas, 72, of Madrid, died Aug. 17, 2019m at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born in Madrid on Jan. 29, 1947, the son of the late Henry Raymond and Pansy Opal Miller Lucas. He served his country during the Vietnam War as a Transportation Specialist in the 597th Transportation Company. Upon his […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 — Nelson Fiscal Court met this morning and after a brief public hearing, approved first reading of the county’s 2019 tax rates. This morning’s public hearing was required by law before the county could adopt tax rates that create more revenue than last […]
