By CANDY MASSARONI50th District State Representative Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — As the General Assembly readies itself for the session starting at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 2, we are gearing up for a crucial period that holds significant importance for the constituents of Nelson County. This session, mandated by the Kentucky Constitution, grants us 60 […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — Tuesday night the Bardsdtown City Council approved a move that will lead to the sale of its cable TV and internet business known as Bardstown Connect. A press release from City Hall explained that the city’s public utilities require ongoing infrastructure upgrades and those […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — Bardstown businessman Andy Stone filed Monday to seek the Republican nomination for 50th District state representative. Stone has served for years as a member of the Bardstown City Schools Board of Education. He has owned and operated local businesses and is a commercial pilot […]
NC GAETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 — A former Nelson County Jail employee was arrested, Tuesday following the continued investigation of an incident involving the discovery of a pipe bomb on Nov. 20th at a home on Jim Clark Road. Police arrested Mason Johnson on charges connected to the pipe bomb […]
Doug Anderson, 63, of Bardstown, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. He was born Sept. 1, 1960, in Louisville. He enjoyed working on old classic cars. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Julia Anderson; two brothers, Bob Herring and Leo Anderson Jr.; and one niece, Angela Marie Anderson. He is survived by […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 — Heaven Hill Distilleries’ plans for another barrel preserve in Cox’s Creek received unanimous approval Tuesday night from the Joint City-County Planning Commission. The commission vote was to amend the existing Agriculture zoning on 161 acres owned by Shirley Holt to allow for […]
Lorene D. Friend, 95, of Keller, Texas, formerly of Lawrence, Neb., died Nov. 24, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. She was born on Election Day, Nov. 6, 1928 to John and Bertha (Ostdiek) Lemke at home in Mount Clare in Nuckolls County. She attended St Stephens School and later […]
Laura Shelburne Hurst, 89, of Cox’s Creek, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at her home. She was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Taylorsville to the late Fred B. and Betty Lucille Stone Shelburne. She was a homemaker and farmed with her husband for many years. She was of the Christian faith. In addition […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 — The state’s Supreme Court has denied a request from Brooks Houck’s defense attorneys to disqualify Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms from presiding over Houck’s legal proceedings. According to the state’s high court. “… the Defendant has failed to demonstrate any qualifying circumstances that would […]
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. […]
