Kevin Phillip Shaffer, 58, of Hodgenville, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville. He was born July 6, 1963, in Lancaster, Penn., to the late Robert D. Shaffer and Franner Hamilton. He was an employee of Vittitow Cabinets in New Haven. He was an outstanding citizen of Post 87 American Legion […]
Janice Marie Wright, 69, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1952, to the late Joe and Nancy Lois Ritchie Hutchins Sr. She was a former employee of American Greetings. She is survived by one son, Billy (Kim) Wright of Bardstown; four sisters, Susan (Joe Frank) […]
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 Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 — Garbage pickup in Nelson County will run early on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The Nelson County garbage customers on Friday routes are asked to have their garbage out and ready for pickup by 6:30 a.m. There will be extra garbage trucks running […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 — Nelson Fiscal Court held its final meeting of 2021 Tuesday morning in its second-floor meeting room at the Old Courthouse. The court spent time discussing the costs of expanding the county’s animal control by hiring a second full-time animal control officer, and taking over […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 — Judge Executive Dean Watts led a discussion about the options for the county taking over the county’s complete animal control operation that’s now assisted by the local Humane Society. The Humane Society has advised the court it wants to withdraw from the […]
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 […]
Robert “Bobby” Unseld Sr., 82, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Signature Healthcare of Spencer County. He was born July 29, 1939, in Bardstown. He retired from Heaven Hill Distillery where he was a former union steward. He was the former owner of Family Shoe Repair. He was a musician and played in […]
Jerry Jackson, 69, of New Haven, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at his home, surrounded by family. He was a former mechanic for Culver’s Automotive. He loved his family and watching his birds. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Agnes Jackson; two children, Johnny Jackson and Brandi Jackson; and his wife, […]
Mary Josephine Lewis, 74, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 6, 1947, in Nelson County to the late Marion and Frances Bartley Dragoo. She was a former employee of American Greetings. She loved playing bingo and baking, and was a huge NASCAR fan. She was a […]
