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. […]
Johnny K. “Papa John” Lewis, 61, of Bloomfield, died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Beulah Lewis; and two brothers, Eugene Lewis and Roy Lewis. He is survived by his wife, Libby Lewis; one daughter, Michelle Brady […]
Kim Jackson, 52, of Springfield, died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Jewish Hospital Downtown. She was born Dec. 15, 1968, in Taylorsville and was a school bus driver for Nelson County Schools. She was a loving, caring, and pure-hearted person, who never hesitated to share and help others. She was preceded in death by one […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 — American Legion Post 121 will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, a the American Legion Hall, 206 West Broadway. Please help and save a life by donating. -30- Please follow and like […]
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. […]
Editor’s Note: The following individuals have applied for marriage licenses during the month of June 2021 at the Nelson County Clerk’s office. Marriage licenses are valid for 30 days after the date they are issued. The individual who conducts the marriage ceremony has 30 days to return the completed license to the clerk’s office. The issuance of […]
Prentice Del Hardin, 72, of Cox’s Creek, died Saturday, July 31, 2021. He was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Washington County to the late Willie Randall and Nannie Katherine Lewis Hardin. He was a retired employee of Fischer Packing Co. and he loved animals and toy tractors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021 — On Wednesday, Nelson County’s COVID-19 incidence rate rose to 25.3, which put the county back into the “red” category due to the sudden surge of new cases being reported by the Lincoln Trail District Health Department. On Friday, the county’s incident rate had jumped […]
Mary Ann DeMar Rust, 84, of New Haven, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. She was born March 2, 1937, in New Haven to the late James and Mary Alice Mattingly DeMar. She was a member of St. Catherine Catholic […]
