Janet Yates, 78, of Bardstown, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Landmark of Bardstown. She was born June 26, 1944. in Bardstown to the late Ernest Hubert and Martha Ellen Kays Coulter. She was a former employee of Sally Beauty Supply. She attended Chaplin Christian Church and loved to read. In addition to her parents, […]
To the editor, I opened in the Nelson County Gazette what I thought was going to be a news report on the Nelson County school board meeting of Feb. 9, 2023, but the news report very quickly turned into an editorial. The article started off very factual up until it got to the part that […]
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 Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, — The Nelson County Board of Education held a special-called meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in order to approve construction bonds for the Thomas Nelson High School community campus project. However, board chair Diane Berry adjourned the meeting moments after it began — the displeasure […]
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 Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office responded to Bryson Drive for a report of shots fired on Wednesday night at about 10:17 p.m. Deputies arrived at the home and discovered a woman, Pamela Lindsey, 72, in the garage with a gunshot wound to the back, […]
Thomas M. “Tom” Hayes, Jr., 78, of Bardstown, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 31 years of service. He loved drag racing; spending time at Ohio Valley Raceway, Beach Bend Raceway and several others. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Hayes, Sr. and Ina Howel; one […]
Stephen “Steve” Beam, 67, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at UofL Jewish Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1955, in Louisville. He was retired and was self-employed in upholstery. He was a big Cowboys fan and loved his three grandchildren, Ethan, Luke and Madison. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard […]
Francis Leon Donahue, 93, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Nelson County to the late John Francis and Mary Marie Mattingly Donahue. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co. after 34 years and was an U.S. Air Force veteran of the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 — The Nelson County Board of Education called a special meeting for Thursday, but the meeting ended just as it was getting started. Board chair Diane Berry opened the meeting with the usual Pledge of Allegiance, then advised she was adjourning the meeting. […]
