Deberah Brooks Hurt, 73, of Highway 555, Springfield, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at Springview Hospital in Lebanon. She is survived by two daughters, Brooke (Gregory) Cunningham of English, Ind., and Jessica (Joseph) Decker of Lebanon; one son, William Hurt of Springfield; one sister, Delcie Lynne McCarty of New Braunfels, Texas; and one grandson, Alex […]
August William “Auggie” Haffner, 92, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was a retired carpenter for the Michigan Carpenter’s Union and enjoyed riding horses. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Anna Haffner; one son, Wayne Haffner; one sister, Florence Rohl; and five brothers, […]
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 […]
Luther F. Drury, 98, of Wheaton, Ill., formerly of Bardstown died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. He was born July 28, 1923, and grew up in Washington County. He was the widower of Phyllis Jean Drury, who died in 2016 after 73 years of marriage. After high school he joined the U.S. Army. During World War […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOEducation news Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 — Kentucky students and families who need extra help paying for college expenses can now save even more with the state’s only nonprofit private student loans. The Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC) has lowered the interest rates on its Advantage Education Loans. As […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 — The deadline to change your political party registration and be eligible to vote in the 2022 May primary is Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. Voters can check their registration status and complete and update their party registration at www.govoteky.com or they can come into the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 — The 2020 federal census will likely mean changes to the county’s magisterial districts, but not in time to affect next year’s elections. That’s the word from Judge Executive Dean Watts, who told the court the deadline for reapportionment was pushed back to […]
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. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 — The Local Planning Committee of the Nelson County Schools met on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at the Bloomfield Middle School and approved a district facility plan that will eventually move the district’s middle school students to the high school campuses and likely mean the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 — Bloomfield attorney Jack Seay and Courtney Higdon were guests on the Wednesday, Dec. 1st “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on WBRT to talk about their new non-profit organization, Nelson County Citizen Advocates for Responsible Education (NC CARE). The group was formed in response to […]
