Helpware To Open Harrodsburg Office, Adding Up To 150 Jobs
Mt. Sterling Expansion, New Harrodsburg Office Include Onsite And Remote Positions The digital customer service company Helpware will add 300 jobs across an existing location in Montgomery County and a new office in Mercer County, with $500,000 in total investment. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion on Tuesday, Nov. 9. “As we continue to prepare…
Read MoreTitans Advance To Second Round Of Playoffs With Win Over Desales
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team (9-2) started their playoff run with a dominant, 41-17, win over the DeSales Colts (2-9) Friday, Nov. 5. DeSales started the game with the ball, and the Mercer defense set the tone early with a big play in the backfield by Myles Haygood and…
Read MoreRemember The Titans: Meghan Owens
Former Titans Standout Continues Career At Centre College Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] A 2019 Mercer County Senior High graduate, Meghan Owens continued her track and field career past high school with the Centre College Colonels. Owens comes from a track and field family as both her parents competed in college. Her mother, Lisa Owens,…
Read MorePioneers Advance To Regional Final But Fall To Boyce
Alston Geers David Carpenter Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg native Brandon Ballard sent the Pioneers to their first ever regional title game. Ballard had three goals in the Pioneers’ 4-3, win on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the regional semi-final against the Johnson Royals. In the first half, Ballard gave the Pioneers an early lead over the…
Read MoreCheck Your Smoke Alarms On Daylight Savings Time
As people turn their clocks back this weekend for the end of daylight saving time, the American Red Cross asks everyone to also test their smoke alarms. Home fires are the nation’s most frequent disaster and tragically take seven lives every day in this country. “It’s critical to take action now to be as safe…
Read MoreWeekender For Nov. 4-Nov. 11: Handcrafts And More This Weekend
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Halloween is over, more or less, and that means it’s time to start thinking about gifts. And there is no better gift than one that is handmade. In November, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is offering instruction in traditional crafts. On Saturday, Nov. 6, you can learn to wrap, tie…
Read MoreMABLE WATTS
MABLE WATTS Mable Lou Watts, 89, Harrodsburg, widow of Hanley Randolph Watts, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at the Sayre Christian Village in Lexington. Born Oct. 22, 1932, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late James and Della (Carey) Coffman. She was a retired LPN for the Harrodsburg Health Care Center and…
Read MoreJAMES SPRAGUE
JAMES SPRAGUE James White Sprague, 73, of Harrodsburg, husband of Shirley Paulson Sprague, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 15, 1948, in Anderson, Indiana, he was the son of the late James R. and Helen (White) Sprague. Jim retired after 32 years as a science…
Read MoreTONY RUSSELL
TONY RUSSELL Tony Russell, 61, husband of Kyongyi Russell, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at his residence. Born June 30, 1960, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late John Shelby and Virginia Joy Sims Russell. He was a rebuild manager at Honeywell Intelligrated and had worked as a robotic engineer at ABB in…
Read MorePAULA MOORE
PAULA MOORE Paula Kay Moore, 85, of Harrodsburg, widow of Dr. Bacon R. Moore III, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell-James B. Haggin Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born May 24, 1936, in Boyd County, she was the daughter of the late Paul K. Wolfford and the late Cora (Garnett) Moore Wolfford. She was…
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