Mercer Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Grand Jury handed down indictments last Wednesday on charges including drug possession, procurement and burglary. DRUGS Amy Cook, 34, of 8635 Lebanon Road, Parksville, and Jimmy Richardson, 30, of 759 Fairview Court, were both charged with 1st-degree criminal complicity to traffick in fentanyl. On Jan. 2, Cook and…
Read MoreWesley Moore
Dr. Wesley Eugene Moore, widower of Yvonne Moore and Blanca Moore, 93, died May 16, 2021, in Lexington. Born March 3, 1928, in Liberty, Missouri, he was the son of the late Joe and Lola (Chapman) Moore. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, William Jewell College; obtained two master degrees from Vanderbilt University,…
Read MoreThomas Spicer Jr
Thomas G. Spicer, Jr., 63, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Lexington. G. Spicer Jr., 63, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Lexington. Born May 6, 1958, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Betty J. Tatum of Burgin and the late Thomas G. Spicer Sr. He was a retired dispatcher for Roberts Towing in…
Read MoreReva Spalding
Reva Spalding, 73, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital, in Lexington. Born Jan. 28, 1948, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Pauline (Morris) Burns. She was a retired Modine employee and was a member of the Deep Creek Baptist Church.
Read MoreBobby Payne
Bobby Ray Payne Jr., 54, of Harrodsburg, fiancée of Amy Peavler, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1966, in Fayette County, he was the son of Kathy Locker. He was a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church and was a pipeline laborer for…
Read MoreJudy Hawkins
Judy Hawkins Judy Hawkins, widow of Fred Thomas Hawkins, died Monday, May 17, 2021, in Lexington. Arrangements are incomplete at Ransdells Funeral Chapel.
Read MoreLaShannon Chilton
LaShannon Lynn Chilton, 51, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center, in Frankfort. Born Sept. 15, 1969, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Anna Rose (Taylor) Chilton of Frankfort and the late Raymond Chilton. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Read MorePeggy Blacketer
Peggy Ann Blacketer, 82, of Harrodsburg, wife of Paul Blacketer, died Monday, May 17, 2021, at her home. Born Jan. 21, 1939, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Louise (Peyton) Robinson. She was a retired state employee, a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church and the Echos Homemakers…
Read MoreApple Invests $45 Million In Corning
Editor’s Note: This is an Apple press release. Apple is awarding $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Incorporated, a supplier of precision glass for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. The funding will expand Corning’s manufacturing capacity in the US and drive research and development into innovative new technologies that support durability and…
Read MoreRandolph Indicted For Capitol Attack
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Stephen Chase Randolph has been indicted for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. Randolph, a resident of Harrodsburg, was arrested by FBI agents on April 20. On April 30, Randolph and another man, Paul Russell Johnson of Lanexa, Virginia, were indicted in the District…
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