By TIM HUTCHINSNelson County Judge-Executive Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 — The past few weeks since I was elected Nelson County Judge-Executive have been quite busy. I will be updating Nelson County citizens each month on issues and policies. My days have been filled with meetings, budget reviews, repairs, and personnel restructuring. During my campaign, I […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 — The Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of the 2023 National Civics Bee, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Organized in partnership with The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber […]
Michael Scott Mudd, 41, of New Haven, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at his home. He was born May 5, 1981, in Bardstown to Michael and Robin Kennedy Mudd. He was a hunting and fishing guide for Hidden Hollow Outfitters. He loved being outdoors as much as possible and talking to his friends all day […]
Kitty Caroline Burtchett, 77, of Bardstown, died Monday, January 30, 2023, at her home. She was the former Carol Orr, a native of Stuart, Va., and a homemaker. She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Melvin Burtchett; two daughters, Ginger Lee Scearce and Jeannie Scearce Weaver; three sisters, Jewel Wilson, Shirley Keene, […]
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 Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 – Central Kentucky Community Foundation has up to $350,000 in scholarships for the 2023 academic year available through Scholarship Central. Scholarship applications are now being accepted through Scholarship Central, CKCF’s easy-to-use online scholarship portal at ckcf4people.org. Using just one application, students have access to over […]
Dorothy Irene “Dottie” Owens Gebhart, 73, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. She was born Dec. 16, 1949, in New Haven to her parents, Jack and Helen Smith Owens. She was a former employee for General Motors and a member of New Hope Community Church. She had a passion for […]
Thomas Wathen “Tommy” Fenwick, 77, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville with his loving family by his side. He was born April 21, 1945, in Lebanon to the late Thomas Leroy and Margie Pauline Sutton Fenwick. He was retired from Salt River Electric as a supervisor and former lineman. […]
Norma Ann Downs, 88, of Hopkinsville, died at 9:28 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Christian Health Center. She was a native of Nelson County born Nov. 8, 1934, the daughter of the late James Proctor Barnes Rhodes and Ann Mable Cecil Rhodes. She was a homemaker, quilter, seamstress, and book enthusiast. She was a […]
Linda May Jodon Bird, 77, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at her home. She was born June 12, 1945, in Spangler, Pa., She was a member of Slovak Club, and the VFW. She was preceded in death by her father, George Jodon; her mother, Pearl Jones; one sister, Clara Woodley; and four brothers, […]
