Tamothy ” Tammy” J. Smith, 60, of Columbia, died peacefully in her home on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. She was a true warrior at heart. She battled breast cancer bravely, with courage and grace after being rediagnosed 19 years later. She was a mother to all; she spent her life caring for her children, both […]
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 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 — Former Nelson County School Board member Damon Jackey was in downtown Bardstown Thursday morning participating in the student and faculty protest of the school board’s decision to eventually close Thomas Nelson High School and merge its students with Nelson County High School. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 — The partner agencies of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency (NCEDA) board met Thursday morning. and Nelson County Judge-Executive Tim Hutchins had some pointed questions regarding the firing of Samantha Brady, the former executive director of the Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist Commission. Hutchins […]
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 […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 — Damon Jackey, a 15-year veteran of the Nelson County Schools board of education, resigned Tuesday night at the end of the board’s meeting. Jackey represents the county’s 5th district on the school board. His resignation came at the end of a raucous […]
Lena Sue Fawkes, 79, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at her home with her daughters by her side. She was born July 2, 1944, in Lynch to the late Frank and Mildred Comer Damron. Sue was a veteran of Public Health Services. She retired as a captain after 21 years with the Department […]
Henry Gene Hagan, age 83, of Hillview, formerly of Bardstown, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Bardstown Dec. 10, 1939, to the late James Edward Hagan Jr. and Laura Mae (Deacon) Hagan. He retired after 36 years of service to MSD as a supervisor. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 — Nelson Fiscal Court held the first reading on an ordinance that would prevent the homeless from camping overnight on county-owned public property. The ordinance is essentially the same as an ordinance recently approved by the City of Bardstown that prohibits camping overnight […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Oct . 17, 2023 — Pam Stevenson, the Democratic nominee running for Kentucky Attorney General, was the guest on the Oct. 11, 2023, episode of WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show. Stevenson is currently a state representative representing a district in Louisville, She brings 40 years of legal […]
