By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 — Expanded absentee voting is still underway, and early voting begins on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Most people have few questions about “who” is on their ballot, but several people have contacted me with questions regarding “what” the two ballot measures on this year’s ballots are. […]
Francis Clarene Byard, 71, of Brooks, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at Bradford Square Nursing Home in Frankfort. She was born April 18, 1949, in Louisville. She was a homemaker, a full Cherokee Indian and a Baptist by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Nathaniel Byard; her fiancé, Jim Bob Downing; […]
Reba Moore Hamilton, 90, of Lincoln Park Rd., Springfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Robert “Sports” Hamilton; two daughters, Becky (Donald Lee) Collins of Bloomfield, and Inez (Jerry) Grider of Springfield; three sons, Rob (Cheryl) Hamilton of Aurora, Ill., Matt (Pam) Hamilton of Salisbury, Md. and […]
To the editor: I have been a prosecutor for more than 20 years. I am an advocate for victims and victims’ rights, but I encourage you to vote no on the victims’ rights amendment on the ballot. Here is why. 1. These rights already exist under Kentucky Law. The Kentucky Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 — The Bardstown City Council has approved going door-to-door for Halloween trick-or-treating this year in the City of Bardstown — with some additional safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. County government and the other incorporated cities in Nelson County are expected to allow trick-or-treating, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 — Nelson Fiscal Court approved a recommendation to hire Shawn Gaither as the E-911 Dispatch Center’s new director. The vote took place at the court’s virtual meeting by teleconference Tuesday morning via the Zoom platform. Gaither, a resident of Bardstown, comes from Lebanon’s […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 — Ten new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday in Nelson County by the Lincoln Trail Health Department. Those new cases involve: a 66-year-old Bardstown man; a 9-year-old Bardstown girl; a 41-year-old Bardstown woman; a 33-year-old Bardstown man; a 65-year-old Bardstown woman; a 35-year-old New Haven […]
Michael Anthony Beatty, 32, of Shepherdsville, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Archie Beatty Jr.; and two uncles, Kim Coy and Shelby Beatty. He is survived by his parents, Brenda and Tim Beatty of Shepherdsville; one sister, […]
Robert L. “Bobby” Ballard, 84, of Bardstown, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at his residence. He was born May 9, 1936, in Fairfield. He retired from the U.S. Air Force, Amway, and Township Supervisor. He attended the Bardstown United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by one son, Lyddan Ballard; his parents, James and […]
William Percy “Bill” Meredith III, 43, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at his residence. He was born March 2, 1977, in Elizabethtown. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a nurse for several years and was clinical manager for Hosparus Health Louisville and was of the Christian faith. He is survived by his wife, […]
