Music, Food, Shopping And More At Christmas On Main On Dec. 3
April Ellis Herald Staff With Thanksgiving only a week away and Christmas right around the corner, Harrodsburg First is busy getting ready for the holidays with a new downtown event this year on Friday, Dec. 3 from 5-8 p.m. This year’s Christmas on Main will feature live music, along with drink and dinner specials from…
Read MoreNovember Indictments Include Robbery, Wanton Endangerment
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Mercer Grand Jury handed up indictments on charges including robbery, wanton endangerment, drugs, false representation to obtain benefits and bail jumping. ROBBERY Nehemiah Conley, 31, of 1678 New Dixville Road, was charged with 2nd degree robbery, a class C felony. On Oct. 28, Conley used…
Read MoreArson Wipes Out Thanksgiving Dinners At Garrard County Food Pantry
Holiday Charity Drive for Garrard County Food Pantry Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] First responders are trying to help the Garrard County Food Pantry save Thanksgiving for needy families in that county. The Kentucky State Police Richmond Post is teaming up with the Lancaster Police Department for a special collection event. The food…
Read MorePioneers Basketball Struggle Early
Women Fall To Midway, Toppers Too Much For Pioneers Alston Geers Contributing Writer The Lady Pioneers fell, 92-55, to the Midway Eagles Tuesday, Nov. 9, looking to bounce back after a tough weekend on the road in Illinois where they dropped both games. The first quarter looked good as Oriona Woods and Jaiden Douthit both…
Read More2021 Titan Football Wrap Up
David Carpenter Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Titans wrapped up their season last Friday, Nov. 12, the Titans third loss of the year came at the hands of Christian Academy of Louisville. While the Centurions move on to take on Paducah Tilghman, the Titans are left to look to continue to improve, while replacing 18…
Read MoreTitans Fall To The Centurions In Second Round Of Playoffs
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team (9-3) lost, 7-43, to the Christian Academy-Louisville (CAL) Centurions in the second round of the 3A playoffs Friday, Nov. 12. CAL received the opening kickoff from Mercer’s Beau Brown and after a touch back they started from their own 20 yard line. Jalen Lukitsch…
Read MoreWeekender For Nov. 11 to 18: Schoolhouse Rock! At Ragged Edge And More!
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr!” begins its two-week run on Friday, Nov. 12, starting at 7 p.m. Learn how conjunctions combine phrases and things (“Conjunction Junction”), the planets in the solar system (“Interplanet Janet”) and how a bill becomes a law (“I’m Just A Bill”).…
Read MoreBRONSON YEAST
BRONSON YEAST Bronson Yeast, 84, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at the Thomson Hood V.A. Center in Wilmore. Born Nov. 24, 1936, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Hugh and Virginia (Lawson) Yeast. He retired from Trane Manufacturing as transportation manager and attended the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Read MoreDOROTHY TURNER
DOROTHY TURNER Dorothy Casey Turner, 90, of Harrodsburg, widow of Marion F. Turner, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at her residence. Born Oct. 8, 1931, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Hazel Coker Casey. She was a homemaker, a farmer and a member of the Baptist faith.
Read MoreDAVID SHEWMAKER
DAVID SHEWMAKER David Lee Shewmaker, 78, of Harrodsburg, the husband of Susan Murphy Shewmaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at his home. Born April 8, 1943, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late John Bell and Margaret Leonidas (Bissett) Shewmaker. He was a retired insurance salesman and had owned and operated Edwards…
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