James Robert Downs, 92, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at Signature Health Care in Elizabethtown. He was born Aug. 23, 1930, in Bardstown. He loved hunting with his coon dogs, working outside, dancing at the Armory, going to the Senior Citizen Center where he played cards and bingo and fellowshipped with others, He […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court heard a request for help obtaining city water at its meeting Tuesday evening. The Rev. Jim Graf and Sandy Camargo, both residents of Hurricane Hills, a private development located in the Boston area off Masden Road, asked the court […]
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. […]
Richard Alan “Rick” Howlett, 62, formerly of Bardstown, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born in Bardstown in 1961 to the late Paul James Howlett and Marie Lucille “Lucy” (Jolley) Howlett. He graduated from Bethlehem High School in 1979 and went on to earn a degree in Journalism/Communications […]
Kelsey Cheyenne Copeland, 28, formerly of Bardstown, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. She was born Dec. 29, 1994, in LaFayette, La., to Wilbert Ceasar Jr and Kecia Copeland. She was a former employee of United Direct Solutions and a member of the Baptist faith. She liked to take pictures, be a jokester […]
George William Parish, 78, formerly of Boston, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at Richwood Nursing & Rehabilitation in LaGrange. He was born May 11, 1945, in Charlestown, Ind., the son of Ophal Ray and Dora Lee Parish. He was the fourth child in a large family. He was raised in Boston where he was a […]
Dr. John Rawles Sonne DVM, 76, dled Aug. 14, 2023. He was born March 4, 1947, to Dr. John J. and Angela Sonne. He graduated from Bardstown High School in 1966, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 – 1972. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1974, and graduated from Auburn University […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Video of Nelson Fiscal Court’s meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Running time: About 2 hours, 47 minutes. -30- Please follow and like us:
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive told the magistrates at Tuesday night’s meeting that the county has received its tax rates from the state. The compensating rate — the rate that will bring in approximately the same amount of tax revenue as last year — is 12.8 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Aug.15, 2023 — Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins told Nelson Fiscal Court Tuesday that he has created a Nelson County Fairgrounds Planning Committee that will examine the fairgrounds property as it is and look at ways to improve the fairgrounds in the future. According to Hutchins, […]
