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Nelson County Jail Logs — Nov. 11-12, 2020

Editor’s Note: A record of an arrest is not an indication of guilt. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 George Willie Hillard, 39, Bardstown, failure to appear. Bond is $250. Amber Yvonne Clark, 32, Bardstown, hold for another county. No bond listed. Daniel Jene Lacy, 37, Boston, receiving stolen property (firearm); possession of a firearm by a […]

November 13th, 2020 | Posted in Courts,Jail Logs,Police / Fire / EMS,Public Safety | Read More »

COVID-19 update: Nelson County’s new positives add 107 cases; total now at 1,548

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Nelson County had a total of 107 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, by the Lincoln Trail Health Department. The total includes the cases that would have been reported on Wednesday; the health deparmtent was closed Wednesday in observance of […]

November 12th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Health,News,Public Safety | Read More »

K-12 schools’ federal finance reports raise more questions than provide answers

By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Public education is big business, costing Kentucky taxpayers $5 billion this year – nearly six times more than human services, four times the amount spent on higher education, three times that of criminal justice and even more than twice what the state […]

November 12th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Education,Opinion | Read More »

COVID-19 concerns prompt county clerk to announce her office is closed indefinitely

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 — Due to the number of COVID-19 cases at the Nelson County Clerk’s office, County Clerk Jeanette Hall Sidebottom announced Thursday morning that her office will be closed until further notice. Sidebottom made the announcement in a video posted on the clerk’s social media page […]

November 12th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Business News,City Government,County government,Health,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Obituary: John Patrick Kuprion Jr., 72, Lebanon Junction

John Patrick Kuprion Jr., 72, of Lebanon Junction, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam Era. He was a member of American Legion Post 157 in Shepherdsville. He was a member of Stites Station Baptist Church and a former member of […]

November 12th, 2020 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Obituary: Hank Duncan, 68, Cox’s Creek

Hank Duncan, 68, of Cox’s Creek, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville. He was born Sept. 2, 1952, in Nelson County. He retired from American Greetings and Demaree & Hubbard Realtors, and previously ran a boys home for the Kentucky Baptist Association. He was a member of the Honorable Order […]

November 11th, 2020 | Posted in Deaths | Read More »

Obituary: Joy Ditto Mattingly, 61, Raywick

Joy Ditto Mattingly, 61, of Raywick, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was born April 12, 1959, in Bardstown and she was employed at Five Star in Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Mattingly; her paternal grandparents, C.H. and Yan Ditto; and her maternal grandparents; Tyler and […]

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Obituary: Joseph Francis ‘Joe’ Blair, 93, Bardstown

Joseph Francis “Joe” Blair, 93, of Bardstown, joined his heavenly father Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. He was born Jan. 10, 1927, in New Hope to the late James Joseph and Katherine Bowling Blair. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, a longtime businessman, a member of the Knights of Columbus 1290, American Legion Post 121 and […]

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COVID-19 update: 71 new cases reported Tuesday by the Lincoln Trail Health Dept.

NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 — Nelson County had 71 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The new cases bring the county’s total number of cases to 1,444. At least 3 people are hospitalized for treatment of the virus, and 360 people are quarantined […]

November 11th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,County government,Health,News,Public Safety | Read More »

Mayor calls on residents to double efforts to control spread of the Coronavirus

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 — Bardstown Mayor Dick Heaton said that it was time for the residents of Bardstown and Nelson County to double down on efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Heaton said he knows that three manufacturing plants have so many […]

November 11th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,City Government,News,Politics,Public Safety | Read More »

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