George Davis Riney, 20, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. He was born Jan. 31, 2001, in Nelson County. He was employed with Willett’s Lawn Care. He was a 2018 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He loved playing sports and spending time with friends and family. He was preceded in death by his […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 — With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Nelson and surrounding counties, an increasing number of people are seeking to be tested to determine if they have the coronavirus. But according to Baptist Health Hard, unless the individual is experiencing severe symptoms, the hospital […]
Rita Annette Franklin Williams, 71, of Bardstown, died peacefully Sunday morning, Sept. 5, 2021, at her Bardstown home after a long illness. She was born Jan. 18, 1950, in Ashland. At an early age, she professed her faith in God and joined New Hope Baptist Church in Ashland. She graduated from Ashland Paul Blazer High […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 — The Bardstown Police Department is investigating a shooting death that happened Tuesday in the 200 block of Camptown Road in Bardstown. Officers were dispatched to the area on a complaint of shots fired. While investigating the call, they discovered a male subject with a […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 — The number of new COVID-19 cases has surpassed the peak numbers from December 2020/January 2021, and they continue to rise in the Lincoln Trail Health Department service area. In Nelson County the district health department reported 145 new COVID cases reported Tuesday. Of the […]
Micheal Ray Humphrey Sr, 62, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at his home. He was born July 8, 1959, in Bardstown to Edgar Ray and Martha Taylor Humphrey. He was a licensed plumber for Outback Plumbing. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1976-1982. He was preceded in death by his mother, […]
James D. Pack, 80, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Sanders Ridge Health Campus in Mount Washington. He was born Aug. 29, 1941, in Harlan. He retired from B. F. Goodrich and was a member of Bardstown United Methodist Church and an avid golfer. The Pack family would like to thank the staff […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 — Meeting again via video teleconference Tuesday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court discussed the future funding needs of the Nelson County Fire Department. The department has a paid staff that mans the station during the day. The department depends largely on its 30-plus volunteers […]
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 […]
David B. Thompson, 68, of Cox’s Creek, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at his home. He was born May 9, 1953, in Louisville. He retired from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church, and had a long-fought battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, […]
