Robert Leon Chesser Jr., 69, of Bloomfield, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at his home. He was born Oct. 7, 1951, in Bloomfield to the late Leon and Ivy Lewis Chesser. He was retired from Williams Sanitation after 20 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman through the day and a competitive pool player […]
Lee Thomas Stansbury, 83, of Cox’s Creek, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Baptist Health Louisville. He was born Dec. 13, 1937, in Nelson County to the late William and Edith Mae Adkins Stansbury. He was a retired employee of Porcelain Metals in Louisville and was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. He loved […]
William Howard Cissell, 81, of Loretto, died peacefully, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 6, 1940, to William Leo and Mary Etta Devers Cissell. He graduated from St. Francis High School. He retired from Jim Beam Distillery after 41 ½ years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoying […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOCommunity News Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 — Don’t miss the “Back to Homemakers Fair”, a free first-time event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at the Nelson County Civic Center. This new event is sponsored by the Nelson County Homemakers. Participants can expect to discover what is new […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 — The vice chairman of the Republican Party of Nelson County was recently elected to serve as youth chairman for the state GOP’s 2nd Congressional District. On Sept. 11th, James Victery was elected to serve as youth chairman for the GOP’s 2nd Congressional District as […]
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 […]
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 […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 — With the special session behind us, House and Senate members turned our attention back to preparing for the upcoming session. With just slightly more than a hundred days until we convene on January 4, this week’s committee meetings provided us with food for thought […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 — The Kentucky General Assembly got to work during a three-day extraordinary session that ended just before midnight on Thursday, Sept. 9th. Upon the Governor’s call for a session, we passed bills dealing with many aspects of the pandemic, ranging from education to public health […]
Bobbie Jo Baker, 51, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at her home. She was born Dec. 7, 1969, in Louisville to the late Chester and Shelby Jean Ratliff Allen. She was an employee of Walmart for 34 years, was a greeter at Houghlin Funeral Home and was a member of Cedar Grove Methodist […]
