Loretta Jean Stansbury, 85, of Bardstown, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Louisville. She was born March 3, 1936, in High Grove to the late Herman Wayne and Ethel Lee Bell Jones. She was a former bookkeeper for Ellis Wrecker Service and was a member of Bardstown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by […]
John Elmer “Hamburger” Ballard, 86, of Bardstown, died Friday, May 21, 2021, at his home after a long fulfilling life, surrounded by family. He was born April 5, 1935, in Bardstown. He was a graduate of St. Joe Prep, and was a member of St. Joe Prep Alumni. He was an Army Reserve Veteran, owner […]
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 is public record. […]
Rosemary Lear Humkey, 61, of Bardstown, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. She was born Samuels and was a 1978 graduate of Doss High School. After graduating from the Kentucky College of Barbering, she went to work at The Headquarters Barbershop in Bardstown, becoming the first female barber in Nelson […]
Joseph Eugene “Joe” Carrico, 80, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his daughter’s home. He was born June 23, 1940, to the late Joseph Elmer and Roberta Mudd Carrico in Springfield. He was a former businessman, a former Catholic priest, and a former CCD and RCIA instructor at St. Gregory and St. Joseph Churches. He […]
Dear Editor, When people witness injustice where their children are concerned things tend to get heated and fast. Rightly so. Any parent worth their salt is going to step up and defend and protect the interest of their child. At the May 18, 2021, Nelson County Board meeting, I observed several parents with legitimate concerns […]
Iva Marie Rice Howell, 95, of Radcliff, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. She retired from General Electric in Louisville. She was born April 28, 1926, in Belmont to the late Henry and Laura McCubbins Rice. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. In addition to her parents, she […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, May 20, 2021 — Nelson County had two new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday by the Linconl Trail District Health Department. The additional cases bring the counties total positive cases to 4,895. Thirty of those cases are active. The county has recorded 55 COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Thursday, May 20, 2021 — The statistics some of the parents cited at last Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Nelson County Board of Education have had some people shaking their heads and asking, “Can that be right?” Some of the figures quoted during the public comment period to the board […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, May 20, 2021 — A traffic stop by a Nelson County deputy sheriff Tuesday night led to an arrest on several drug-related charges for a Louisville man. At about 10:15 Tuesday night, Deputy Levi Preston conducted a traffic stop on a 2021 white Ford vehicle on KY 245 […]
