William Martin Osborne, 81, of Mount Washington, formerly of Fredericktown, died at 6:54 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Baptist Health Louisville. He is survived by two daughters, Sandra (John) Burke of Fisherville and Jennifer Osborne of Louisville; two sons, Robert (Michelle) Osborne of Elk Creek and John Guiying) Osborne of Madison, Ala.; two sisters, […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, March 8, 2024 — Don Thrasher, a candidate for 50th District state representative, announced early Friday that he plans to withdraw from the race. Thrasher said his decision came down to his need to be available for the care of his mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s […]
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 Correctional Center. 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. Everyone booked into the […]
Ronald L. Barnes, 85, of Hodgenville, died Thursday, March 6, 2024, at his home in Hodgenville. He was born in Louisville April 19, 1938, to the late Marion Russell and Edna Mae Saddler Barnes. He was a Baptist by faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Kim Barnes; […]
Thomas Wayne “Tommy” Jennette, 55, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Baptist Health Hardin. He was born Nov. 5, 1968, in Louisville to Ronald Lee and Dorothy Powers Jennette Sr. He was a plumber and handyman and a former firefighter for Highview, Camp Taylor, and Dixie Suburban Fire Departments. He was an avid […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, March 7, 2024 — The attorneys representing Brooks Houck haved filed a request for a change of venue with Nelson Circuit Court. The filing requests that the court grant the defense’s motion to move the case to either Boyd County or Daviess County due to the extensive pretrial […]
Clara Diane Spalding, 75, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her home. She was born April 27, 1948, in Washington County. She was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church. She enjoyed gambling, and spending time with her grandchildren and family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Spalding; one daughter, […]
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. Everyone booked into the jail […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Jessica Hogue and Jamie Miracle, both with Nelson County Forward, a group focused on county school board accountability and providing equity and quality education for all students, sat it with Jim and Margie for the Wednesday, March 6, 2024 broadcast of WBRT’s “Bradford & […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday,, March 5, 2024 — Nelson Fiscal Court spent more than an hour in a discussion about the pros and cons of building a new, much larger county jail. Hopkinsville-based architect Kevin Sharp provided a slide presentation where he showed the court how, in his estimation, a […]
