Mercer X-Country Participates In State Competition
The Mercer County Senior High boys cross country team finished 21st out of 44 teams last Friday, Oct. 29, at the Class 2A state cross country meet in Bourbon County. Clayra Darnell finished 59th out of 167 runners in the girls division. For the individual results, check out this week’s issue of the Harrodsburg Herald.…
Read MoreTitans Punish Colts With Shutout Win
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team (8-2) wrapped up their 2021 regular season with a 36-0 win over the West Jessamine Colts (4-3) Friday, Oct. 29. Mercer has never lost to West Jessamine and hasn’t allowed the Colts on the scoreboard since 2018. This was the tenth matchup between the…
Read MoreMarching Titans Hit A Note Of Success
The Mercer County Senior High School Marching Titans represented their school at the Kentucky Marching Band Championship, placing fifth in the Class 2A competition. On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Marching Titans earned a distinguished score at the 2A regional finals at Bryan Station High School and solidified their place at state finals on Saturday evening.…
Read MoreRemember The Titans: Josh Barnett
Former Titan Continues Playing Baseball For Lindsey Wilson Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] (Editor’s note: Remember the Titans is a weekly article looking back at past Titan athletes and updating where they are in their college career. Suggestions for future articles can be emailed to [email protected]) A 2019 Mercer County Senior High graduate, Josh Barnett…
Read MoreBurgin Hall Of Fame Induction Nov. 11
School District Honors Five In Ceremony Burgin Independent School is inducting five individuals into their newly formed Burgin Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. The Hall of Fame is for individuals who exhibit exceptional service or performance while representing Burgin Independent Schools. These inductees – alumna Wendie Austin (1990), former…
Read MoreDouglas Wins Senate Race In Mercer County
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dr. Donald R. Douglas, a Republican from Nicholasville, has won Tuesday’s special election. Douglas, one of three people vying to replace the late Tom Buford in the state senate, collected 1,827 votes. That represents 71 percent of the 2,570 votes cast in Mercer County. Helen Bukulmez, a Democrat from Paint…
Read MoreJACKIE RILEY
JACKIE RILEY Jackie Eugene Riley, 80, widower of Florence Watts Riley, died Oct. 15, 2021, at the Danville Center for Health and Rehab in Danville. Born Aug. 26, 1941, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Roy D. and Melva Lee Munday Riley. He was a member of Shawnee Run Baptist Church…
Read MoreDAVID QUINN
DAVID QUINN David Castleman Quinn III, 73, of Harrodsburg, husband of Linda Faye (Garrett) Quinn, died on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Dec. 2, 1947, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late David Castleman Quinn Jr. and Mary Rose (Mattingly) Quinn. He was a 1966…
Read MoreDONALD PHELPS
DONALD PHELPS Donald Ray Phelps, of Stanford, the husband of Patricia Ann Shannon Phelps, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at his home. Born Aug. 21, 1948, in Wilburn, he was the son of the late Cecil and Nora Harp Phelps. He was a retired truck driver.
Read MoreERNEST NAVE
ERNEST NAVE Ernest W. Nave, 78, of Burgin, husband of Lenora Bradshaw Nave, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Oct. 20, 1942, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Ernest Winfield Nave and the late Della (Hayslett) Coleman. He was a retired Bright’s…
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