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07/12/2025

Nelson County Jail Logs — June 26-30, 2025

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 …

07/11/2025

The moon is shining over My Old Kentucky Home Dinner Train - but the sun will start rising soon on this Friday morning. You can expect sunshine today and a high of 91 ☀️. Join Roger Gribbins and ‘Hometown Mornings’ from 6-8 am on WBRT Radio 📻. Have a great Friday and a great weekend everyone! 😎

07/11/2025

Nelson County Jail Logs — June 21-25, 2025

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 …

07/10/2025

The sun is beginning to rise over the historic Talbott Tavern in downtown Bardstown on this Thursday morning. Look for sunshine today with a 20% chance of a popup afternoon shower or thunderstorm and a high around 88. Join Roger Gribbins with ‘Hometown Mornings’ from 6-8 am on WBRT Radio. Have a great Thursday everyone. 😀🎙️

07/10/2025

Obituary: Elles Ray ‘Jim’ Guest Jr., 99, Bardstown

Elles Ray “Jim” Guest Jr., 99, of Bardstown died Monday, July 7, 2025, at Carl M. Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center. He was born June 18, 1926, in Hahira, Ga., to the late Eunice Peters and Elles R…

07/10/2025

Obituary: Edith Lynette Crutcher, 69, Fairfield

Edith Lynette Crutcher, 69, of Fairfield, died Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Norton Hospital Downtown in Louisville. She was born Jan. 8, 1956. She retired from Nelson County High School in 2012. Her …

07/10/2025

Obituary: Jessie Hazel Williams, 84, New Haven

Jessie Hazel Williams, 84, of New Haven, died Monday, July 7, 2025, at Baptist Health Hardin. JESSIE HAZEL WILLIAMS She was born Dec. 23, 1940, in Lebanon Junction to her parents, George and Lucill…

07/09/2025

The Nelson County Courthouse remains lit up in pink this Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s ‘Welcome Back’ community gathering for the Ballard family on Tuesday. Look for a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms today under cloudy skies, with a high of 85. Join ‘Hometown Mornings w/Roger Gribbins’ from 6-8 am on WBRT Radio. Have a great Wednesday everybody…😀 📻 🎙️

07/09/2025

Jury finds Brooks Houck guilty of murder; recommends a life sentence

By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Tuesday, July 8, 2025 — A jury of six men and six women deliberated for about four hours Tuesday morning and found Brooks Houck and his co-defendant,…

07/08/2025

Shouts of “justice served” and cheers of celebration along with tears of happiness could be seen and heard down both sides of Bardstown Mainstreet as the Ballard family came back into town !

07/08/2025

07/08/2025

The streets of Bardstown are filling up with people in pink to show their support for Crystal Rogers and the Ballard family. You can hear shouts of justice served and Ballard Strong.