State Releases School Report Cards
Burgin Celebrates Academic Achievement, Mercer Sees Room For Improvement Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky Department of Education released the annual School Report Card last week. More than 329,000 students across Kentucky were assessedlast spring, as required by the U.S. Department of Education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government gave states leeway…
Read MoreTitans Beat Western Hills 28-21 In Clutch Performance
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans Football team (5-2) won their homecoming game with a 28-21 victory over the Western Hills Wolverines (1-5), Friday, October 1. The Horn Home Supply game featured an exciting aerial offensive attack from the Titans with senior quarterback Trosper Buchanan throwing for a career high 256 yards and…
Read MoreBurgin X-Country Honors Seniors, Hart And Darnell Finish First
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin Cross Country honored its eight senior runners last Tuesday night after the Mercer County All Comers at Anderson Dean Community Park. The Mercer boy’s team placed first overall with a team average time of 20:10.67. Mercer freshman Marshall Hart placed first in the boy’s division with a time of…
Read MoreLady Titans Fall To North Laurel Jaguars
Stacy Davis Contributing Writer The Mercer County Lady Titans (5-6) fell in a close road game, 4-3, against the North Laurel Lady Jaguars (2-9), Thursday, Sept. 30. The Lady Titans started the game without senior Annie Pendygraft on the defensive line from a knee injury during the Anderson County game. Coach Josh Culver started McKinley Stagner…
Read MoreMercer Advances Over East In District First Round
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys soccer team (9-8-2) defeated the East Jessamine Jaguars (9-9-1) in an exciting 2-1 victory to make it to the 46th district championship game. Not only did they get the win, but they celebrated four seniors beforehand: James Johnston, Jonah Lewis, Chase Mobley and Hunter Booth. …
Read MoreGabe Blair Reels In Points For Mercer County Bass Fishing
The Mercer County Bass team competed this past weekend at the Big Bass Bonanza on Cumberland Lake. They had three team boats fishing against 118 other school boats. Gabe Blair finished 44th with two fish, clinching AOY/AddBass Championship race points for the team. It was a really tough day out on the water. J.C. Howard,…
Read MoreWeekender For Sept. 30–Oct. 7: Oktoberfest And So Much More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Are you looking forward to Oktoberfest? Do you like to play cornhole? Grab a friend and join the Oktoberfest Cornhole Tournament at CAFCA Cares Inc. (100 South Main Street) on Friday, Oct. 1. It’s a double elimination tournament for two person teams, with the winning team collecting 15 percent of…
Read MoreMARK WOFFORD
MARK WOFFORD Mark Anthony (Pops) Wofford, 60, of Harrodsburg, died on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at his home. Born Sept. 30, 1960, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late William Henry and Margaret Louise (Jackson) Wofford. He was a 1979 graduate of Harrodsburg High School, a veteran of the United States Air Force,…
Read MoreWANDA NOEL
Wanda Lee Turner Noel, 70, formerly of Harrodsburg and the widow of James Noel, died Sept. 18, 2021, in Owsley County. Born Oct. 7, 1951, in Owsley County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Evalee Raleigh Turner. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehead State University, was a former teacher and a…
Read MoreTOM SAVAGE
TOM SAVAGE William Thomas “Tom” Savage Jr., 79, widower of Virgie Coffman Savage, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born May 16, 1942, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Effie Smith Savage Sr. He was retired from the Mercer County Road…
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