NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 — An officer was injured Friday afternoon after being shot by a subject in the area of Ivy Court on Greer Lane. At 3:27 p.m., the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home on Ivy Court for a report of a domestic disturbance […]
John Willie “Bill” Stone, 85, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at Hillcreek Rehab in Louisville. He was born July 30, 1937, in Fairfield to the late J.C. and Johnnie Bell Stone. He was a retired employee of General Electric. He was a member of the Nelson County Joint Ethics Board and was a […]
Gregory Alan Blanford, 53, of Holy Cross, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at Spring View Hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1968, in Nelson County. He was an employee of Canton Cooperage in Lebanon with 22 years of service. He also farmed and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his father, […]
Joyce Ann Carter Kennedy, 76, of New Haven, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. She was a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. She was a songwriter who enjoyed singing and dancing. She enjoyed writing poems and listening to music. She was homemaker who loved her animals. Most of […]
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 […]
To the editor, On October 6, 2022 at 6 p.m., the Nelson County America First PAC will be holding a Town Hall-style debate for the Nelson County School Board candidates. While Ashley Hollingshead and Adam Gossom have publicly stated they will not attend the debate because they believe I am biased, we will insure them […]
Jimmy Boblitt, 70, of Bardstown died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at his home. He was born October 4, 1951, in Bardstown. He was co-owner of J&G Equipment for 37 years. He had a love for being outside and enjoyed the lake life, fishing and spending time on the houseboat. He spent much of his time […]
Wendy Lynn Browning, 49, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at her home. She was born Feb. 13, 1973, in Jacksonville, Fla. She is survived by one daughter, Kristin (Cody Spalding) Cecil; one son, Jamie Mattingly; an adopted son, Bob Hatfield; five grandchildren, Cora, Freya, AriBella, Jasper, and Emily; her mother, Mary Loiselle of […]
By JIM & ELIJAH BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2022 — The Bardstown City Council approved a donation request of $15,000 from Bethany Haven, the local non-profit organization that helps provide emergency shelter for men, women and children. The organization has added two staffers, one a rehousing specialist to help the […]
Maudie Douglas Bell, 98, of Cox’s Creek, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. She was the former Maudie Douglas and a native of Spencer County. She was a homemaker and a member of Riverview Baptist Church. She was a foster mother, and helped implement the foster care program in Cold Springs. She also worked at the […]
