Helping Families Get Healthier
Fed Funds Used For COVID-19 Relief, Parenting Help Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County’s Family Resource and Youth Services Centers hope to use federal funding not just to help with the COVID-19 pandemic, but to address some of the worst problems in Kentucky. Sharon Perkins is the coordinator for the Family Resource and Youth…
Read MoreMercer Grand Jury Indictments Include Drug Trafficking, Burglary And Bail Jumping
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Grand Jury handed down indictments last Wednesday on charges including drug trafficking, burglary, unlawful access to a computer and bail jumping. DRUG CHARGES • Joshua Buck, 33, of 113 Cummins Drive, is charged with two class B felonies, 1st-degree trafficking in fentanyl and 1st-degree trafficking in methamphetamine, and…
Read MorePlanning And Zoning Commission Approves Boutique Lumber Mill
Two New Members Join Commission Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission welcomed two new members and approved a preliminary plat for a proposed residential development and a boutique lumber mill in Salvisa. After the two newest planning and zoning commissioners—Lucas Guinn and Bonnie Anglin—were sworn in, the commission approved…
Read MoreTitans Football Set To Begin An All Important Season
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Senior High School Titans are just two days away from beginning the 2021 football season. In 2019 and 2020, Mercer County earned a combined 15-5 record, showing signs of excellence last season with big wins over Taylor County, Christian Academy of Louisville and a 53-10 win over…
Read MoreWeekender For Aug. 12-19: Friday Night On Main And Much, More More
https://www.facebook.com/McAfeeJamboree Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After the last several action-packed weekends in Mercer County, this weekend is a good time to take a breather and get ready for the festivals to come. The big event this weekend is Friday Night On Main, featuring live music by Ryan Raikes at Olde Towne Park on Friday,…
Read MoreBILLY JOE “BUD” WESTERFIELD
BILLY JOE “BUD” WESTERFIELD Billy Joe “Bud” Westerfield Jr., 64, of Harrodsburg, husband of Teresa Buckner Westerfield, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 7, 1957, in Danville, he was the son of the late Billy Joe and DeLayne Souleyrette Westerfield. He was a retired warehouse…
Read MoreMARY CECIL THOMPSON
MARY CECIL THOMPSON Mary Cecil Jones Thompson, widow of Robert Douglas Thompson, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Willows of Harrodsburg. Born Nov. 3, 1928, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Mary Morgan Jones Wood and Everett Jones. Mary Cecil lived her life in Burgin, where her interests and love ran…
Read MoreELANA PERKINS
ELANA PERKINS Elana I. Perkins, 55, Harrodsburg, wife of Smith Voris Perkins, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell-James B Haggin Hospital. Born March 17, 1966, in Milford, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late William John and Evelyn (Stuart) Irwin. She was a dance instructor and a member of the Harrodsburg…
Read MoreEVELYN MAJOR
EVELYN MAJOR Evelyn Elsie Buckley Major, 92, widow of J.C. Lanham and Clyde Edward Major, died Aug. 8, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Born March 13, 1929, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Bertha Frances (Pryor) Buckley. She went to Buena Vista School and Burgin High School and retired…
Read MoreMIKE KIRKLAND
MIKE KIRKLAND Kenneth Michael Kirkland, 65, husband of Cynthia Hoover Kirkland, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at his residence. He was the son of Audrey Cosby Kirkland and the late Kenneth Kirkland of Harrodsburg. He was a 1973 graduate of Harrodsburg High School and a 1978 graduate of University of Kentucky, where he received a…
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