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. […]
Mary Naomi Elder, SCN, 95, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Louisville. She was born in Louisville Sept. 1, 1927 and was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 74 years. In 1967, she earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education, and in 1971 earned a master’s degree in elementary education with a minor […]
Loretta June Colwell Williams, 85, of Gravel Switch, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born Feb. 16, 1937, in Perry County. She is preceded in death by two children, Tasha and Robert Bennett and several siblings. Survivors include her husband, Paul Williams; six children, Irene Staten of Lebanon, Dana […]
Robert William Lanham, 79, of Loretto, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Marion County. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company with 38 years of service. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. He was preceded in […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 — Eric Shelburne, the Democratic candidate for Nelson County Judge Executive, was the guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show. Eric discussed aspects of his opponent’s negative campaigning as well as his plans and ideas for the future of Nelson County government. -30- Please […]
Peggy Cissell, 80, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at her home. She was born Dec. 12, 1941, in Louisville to the late Robert Earl and Sara Lucille Lyninger Dragoo. She was a homemaker, an avid UK fan and enjoyed bird watching. She was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church where she volunteered […]
To the editor, Tim Hutchins has participated in eight elections and won six of those. I have witnessed his passion for our Nelson County communities and even politics itself. Politics, even in small towns, requires a thick skin, and frankly all the whining of Tim’s opponent is getting a little old and ridiculous. Regardless 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 is public record. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 — Ordering its road salt early has paid off for Nelson County government, according to Brad Spalding, the county engineer. The county recently took delivery of 714 tons of road salt, which replenished the county’s supply well before the arrival of winter. But […]
Ronald Wayne “Big Mack “Moose” Mack, 64, of Louisville, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born Dec. 23, 1957, in Bardstown. He was a material handler at Ford Motor Company. He was a Dallas Cowboy, a University of Louisville fan and a member of St. John A.M.E. Zion Church. […]
