Pumpkin Carving And More: Weekender For Oct. 14-21
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Please send any listing for upcoming Halloween events to [email protected]. We’re closing in on spook season and everyone is getting into the spirit. The Mercer County Extension Office is hosting Family Pumpkin Fun on Monday, Oct. 18, starting at 6 p.m. The free workshop will teach all about…
Read MoreAnderson-Dean Park Board Looks For Community Assistance
April Ellis Herald Staff The Anderson-Dean Community Park Board met Monday, Oct. 11, at noon to hear updates on the pool, issues with water at the soccer field and discuss improving communications with the public. Board Chairman Mike Steele addressed negative comments posted on Facebook and challenged community members to become a part of the…
Read MoreCity To Install Guardrail At Essity
Commission Votes To Install GPS In Employee Vehicles Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission is working with Essity to install a guard rail for the west end of the US 127 bypass. The road-which was built by the state and deeded over to the city-has a hard right angle curve. There have…
Read MoreHow To Vote In Special Election On Nov. 2
Three Candidates Vie For Open State Senate Seat Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] There will be a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to replace the late Tom Buford in the state senate. In-person absentee voting will be held on Oct. 28, Oct. 29, and Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the…
Read MoreChiropractic School Ribbon Cutting At CU Harrodsburg On Friday, Oct. 15
Katie Neal Contributing Writer In January, Campbellsville University will introduce a new model of chiropractic education with the opening of its School of Chiropractic. A ribbon cutting ceremony and community open house is scheduled for Friday, October 15 at 10 a.m. Additional details will be forthcoming. With a recently completed state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot facility in Harrodsburg,…
Read MoreLady Titans Beat Boyle In First Round Of Region
Stacy Davis Contributing Writer The first round of the 12th region championship took place Monday, Oct. 11, between the 46th district runner up Mercer County Lady Titans taking on the 45th district champion Boyle County Lady Rebels at Boyle County. This was the first match up this season for the teams and the Lady…
Read MoreTitans Slay Lions In Three Straight Sets
Trevor Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer Titans (11-9) volleyball won their match in three easy sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-10) against the Garrard County Golden Lions (5-15) last Thursday, Oct. 7. Head Volleyball Coach Lynn Flach was pleased with her team’s defensive and offensive efforts. “I think tonight’s games were a good combination of both (offense…
Read MoreTitans Fall To West Jessamine In Soccer District Championship
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys soccer team (9-9-2) lost 0-1 in the 46th district Championship match up against the West Jessamine Colts (12-6-2) Thursday, Oct. 7. The game was supposed to be played at Mercer on Wednesday, but was moved to East Jessamine due to weather and postponed entirely after…
Read MoreMercer X-Country Fights Through The Mud For Sixth Place Finish
The Mercer Cross Country team was on the road Saturday, Oct. 9, for the 6th annual Somerset High School Invitational. The runners faced muddy conditions on the track, but overall the boys team finished sixth with a team time of 1:47:09.57 and team average time of 21:25.92. Mercer’s Clayra Darnell finished seventh overall with a…
Read MoreBurgin’s Smith and Short Reel In A Big Win
Burgin Independent students Archer Smith and Hayden Short won the Lake Cumberland stop of the George Rogers Clark Kentucky Bass Nation (KBN) tournament trail. The duo weighed in four fish for a total of 11.32 pounds and also took big fish honor with a 4.13 pound smallmouth. For the rest of the story, check out…
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