By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, June 30, 2025 — The prosecutors continued to present witnesses and evidence to the jury of eight men and seven women on the fifth day of the murder trial of Brooks Houck. Monday’s testimony provided insight about the actions of Brooks Houck’s brother, Nick Houck, during […]
J. Frederick “Rick” Johnson Jr., 80, of Bardstown, died Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Norton Audubon Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Talladega, Ala. He graduated from Central City High School in 1962 as a multisport athlete, then proceeded to Western Kentucky University where he graduated in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in […]
Roger Dale Gritton, 80, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Baptist Health East. He was born Sept. 3, 1944, in Nelson County. He retired from G.E., and was a Kentucky Colonel. He was a member of the Whiskey City Cruisers, an avid flea market attendee that got the best deals, and enjoyed going […]
Sue Carol Hodge, 84, of Bardstown died Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at her home. She was born Dec. 23, 1940, in Nelson County to the late Joseph Walter and Laverne Washburn Collins. She was a retired caregiver for VNA Nazareth Home Care, was a former caregiver in Tryon and Columbus, N.C. She also formerly ran […]
Paralee Jessie Stansbury, 95, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, June 24, 2025, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1929, in Cox’s Creek to the late James Powers and Eva Grace Helton Stansbury. She retired from South Central Bell after 40 years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where she served […]
Joseph Terry Lynn Hicks, 67, of Bardstown, died Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, surrounded by his family. He was avid sports fan. He passionately bled blue for his Kentucky Wildcats and excitedly cheered on the Dallas Cowboys throughout his life. He was always down for a chitchat and because of that […]
Gloria Burgin Sweazy, 89, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at her home. Jesus welcomed our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend into the room He had prepared for her. She passed away peacefully at home, after bravely battling complications from strokes and dementia. Her family remained by her side as the Angels guided […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, June 27, 2025 — A woman who had an on-again, off-again relationship with Stephen Lawson testified today in the Brooks Houck murder trial that she overheard Stephen Lawson and his son, Houck co-defendant Joseph “Joey” Lawson talking about “moving a body” on the Houck family farm […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Thursday, June 26, 2025 — Danny Singleton, a construction worker who worked for Brooks Houck for years, testified Thursday that he was working at a Houck home under construction when he was approached by Houck’s mother, Rosemary Houck. He testified that she approached him to ask if […]
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 […]
