NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 — Richard Samuel Gray Jr., 33, was found guilty of the murder his 33-year-old girlfriend, Tabitha Murray, in February 2022 at her Bardstown home. On Tuesday, a Nelson County jury found Gray guilty of murder as well as unlawful imprisonment, second-degree. The jury recommended Gray […]
Rick Newton, 71, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at Norton Hospital. He was born June 5, 1952, in Bardstown. He was a veteran and served with the Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion Post 121 where he was active and on the board. He was a member of […]
Robert F. “Red” Robinson, 95, of Taylorsville, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Taylorsville to the late Bernard Cecil and Myrtle Patterson Robinson. He was a retired employee of Bennett’s Gas and the Kentucky Department of Transportation. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2023 (updated) — Brooks William Houck, 41, of Bardstown, was arrested Wednesday morning by the FBI and was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, who disappeared in July 2015. He was also charged with one count of tampering with physical evidence. He was […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 — The Bardstown City Council gave its initial approval to a 90-day moratorium on applications for new short-term rentals and bed-and-breakfasts in the city limits. The move comes at the request of the Joint City-County Planning Commission and the Bardstown Board of Adjustments, […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 — The Bardstown City Council approved an ordinance that prohibits camping on city-owned public property at its meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance is designed to allow police to remove the homeless from staying overnight on city property, like the Farmer’s Market pavillion. Before […]
Georgia L. Jones, 83, of Bardstown, widow of Quentin Jones, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at her home in Bardstown. She was born Feb. 22, 1940, in Pineville. She was the daughter of the late Jay and Odell Wilder Money. She attended school in Bell County and was a member of the Nelson Christian Church. […]
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. […]
James Michael “Mike” Hagan, 54, of Louisville, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. He was born Sept. 10, 1969, in Lebanon. He graduated from Nelson County High School in 1987, and graduated from Jefferson State Vocational in 1999. He was a nurse for nearly 25 years, spending the majority of […]
Thomas “Tom” Stocker Smith Sr., 82, of Colorado, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones at The Denver Hospice in Denver, Colo. He was the fifth child of eight children born on March 8, 1941, in Bardstown to Bertram L. and Sylvia Rapier Smith. He was a 1960 graduate of St. […]
