John Warren Kelty, 92, formerly of Springfield, died at 3:53 a,m, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Hallmark House in Prospect. He is survived by two sisters, Virgie Mattingly of Lebanon and Martha Selby of Danville; and several nieces and nephews. The Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at St. Dominic Catholic Church […]
Dexter Thomas Watkins, 59, of Bloomfield, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at UofL Health at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born May 29, 1962, in Fort Smith, Ark., to the late George Thomas and Elizabeth Frances Butler Watkins. He was employed by the Kentucky Department of Transportation for the state highway department. He was […]
Monica Lynn Litsey, 43, of Louisville, formerly of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She was born April 5, 1978, in Bardstown. She enjoyed bingo and was a member of First Baptist Church of Bardstown. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Edward “Eddie” Litsey; and one […]
Ronald Louis “Smitty” Smith, 71, of Springfield, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born Dec. 11, 1950, and was a native of Washington County. He formerly operated “Smitty’s Auto Sales” and he had a lifelong passion for classic muscle cars. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 — Incumbent Magistrate Jeff Lear filed to keep his seat as a Republican representing the county’s 4th District on Nelson Fiscal Court on Wednesday. Lear, 58, of Bardstown, was the first Republican elected to fiscal court in recent history when he won the seat in […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 — Following an executive session regarding litigation at its meeting Tuesday night, the Bardstown City Council approved a settlement of $87,500 between the city, its Historic Review Board, and PIMIMA, a limited liability company owned by Bardstown businessman Bill Conway and his wife, […]
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 […]
Susan Browning Smith, 79, of St. Rose-Lebanon Rd., Springfield, died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She is survived by her husband, Leon Smith; two daughters, Laura (Robbie) Smith of Springfield and Lisa Duvardo (Jim Mattingly) of Bardstown; two brothers, John Dennie (Christine) Browning of Lebanon and Donnie (Margaret) […]
Deborah Faye Austin, 62, of Bardstown, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Flaget Hospital. She was born Nov. 17, 1959, in Louisville to her parents, Joseph and Shirley Voils Potts. She was a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church in Bardstown. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Earl […]
Sara Marie Riggs, 62, of New Hope, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Windsor Gardens in Bardstown. She was born Nov. 24, 1959, in Nelson County. She was a former employee of the Marion County Detention Center and member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James […]
