By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 — As I review last week’s legislative activities, I think we are all looking forward to Thanksgiving and some time with family and friends. However, it is also a reminder that Christmas is just 36 days away, 2022 begins in 43 days, and the next […]
Geneva Ann Thompson, 84, of Cox’s Creek, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1937, in Bardstown to the late Raymond Wilson and Agnes McNabb Settles. She was a retired clerk for the North Nelson Water Co. She was a member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, where […]
Adolfo “Gar” Garcia, 91, died peacefully at home Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. He was an Army Veteran he served in the Korean War. He retired as a supervisor from Blue Grass Cooperage. He was a Kentucky Colonel. He loved to golf, he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and he rooted for UK. Most of all, he loved […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 — The Bardstown City Council voted in favor of a resolution and an ordinance that creates a three-month moratorium on new applications for short-term rentals within the city limits. The move came at the request of Jan Johnston-Crowe, director of the joint city-county […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOCommunity News Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2021 — The Nazareth Food Drive — Nov. 8-19, 2021 — collected $1911 in monetary donations and 217 pounds of food for the St. Vincent de Paul Bread for Life Community Food Pantry in Bardstown. The community’s generosity was overwhelming! The SCN community expresses its appreciation […]
By WES BRADLEYSuperintendent, Nelson County Schools Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, — Not without controversy, the Nelson County Local Planning Committee (LPC) recently approved a draft plan that would unite middle school students on the east and west side at two 6-12 Community Campuses by as early as August 2024. The draft plan also includes major […]
Roger Alexander “Alec” Briney, 65, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. He was born in Bardstown to Edgar Leland “Bud” and Ann Marie Dickerson Briney. He was a maintenance man for many years, working for Toyotomi, Tower Automotive, Barton’s 1792 Distillery, and several others. He loved watching old […]
Roger Dale Marksbury, 76, of Mount Washington, died Nov. 16, 2021, at Baptist Health Louisville. He was a native of Bardstown. He was a retired employee of General Electric and a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed tinkering with his old cars and tractors, going to Rough River, and just relaxing with his family. He was […]
Anita Carol Nichols, 59, of Lebanon Junction, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at Baptist Health Hardin. She was born Feb. 18, 1962, in Louisville to her parents, Calvin Eugene and Loretta Pepper Maddox. She was a member of The Driven Church in Elizabethtown where she was very active. She was also a devoted wife, mother […]
Richard Alan Shannon, 73, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at Landmark of Bardstown. He was born Feb. 23, 1948, in Hardin County and was a retired maintenance man. He was preceded in death by his father, James E. Shannon Sr.; his mother, Mary “Lee” Young Shannon; two sisters, Charmaine Daverede and Karen “Susie” […]
