Blood Drive At Lions Park Community Center On Feb. 5
Win A T-Shirt By Giving The Gift Of Life The Kentucky Blood Center is holding a community blood drive on Friday, Feb. 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street, Harrodsburg). Every day, the Kentucky Blood Center needs more than 400 donors to give blood so that…
Read MoreCounty OKs Raising Fees At Animal Shelter
Shelter Will Begin Charging $35 Surrender Fee Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court voted to increase and add fees at the Mercer County Animal Shelter. At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, the magistrates voted to raise the reclaim fee—for owners whose animals have been picked up the by the shelter—from…
Read MoreHarrodsburg First Moves Back To Diamond Point
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg First Main Street Program has opted to move its office from Main Street back to the Diamond Point Welcome Center. At last week’s meeting, the board of directors also moved forward with their search for a new executive director and heard an update on Harrodsburg’s 250th anniversary celebration.…
Read MoreLady Titans Clip Eagles’ Wings
April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Lady Eagles of Madison Southern (6-1) were the favorite going into Saturday’s match up against the Lady Titans (5-1), but Mercer hit the court with intensity and physicality to come out on top 75-40. “I thought it was our best team basketball we’ve played this season,” said Lady Titans…
Read MoreAfter Two Week Layoff, Titans Come Roaring Back Into Action Against SCA
April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] After being shut down for two weeks from a COVID-19 exposure, the Mercer Titans (1-0) were back on the court Saturday, Jan. 23, against the Cougars of the Somerset Christian Academy (1-6). “It was probably from an athlete and coaching standpoint, the strangest feeling game I’ve been through,” said Mercer…
Read MoreBulldogs Lose To Jaguars
April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (1-3) faced district foe the East Jessamine Jaguars (4-1) Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. It was the first time the teams had met in regular season in a few years and while Burgin never backs down from a fight, they didn’t have enough fight to…
Read MoreIntensity Pushes Lady Rebels Past Lady Pats, 56-30
Riley Johnson Herald Staff [email protected] The Lady Rebels came out with intensity against the Lady Patriots and blew out Lincoln County 56-30 on Friday, Jan. 22. In the first quarter, both of the young teams struggled to get points on the board and pushed their defense for the majority of the first quarter. Boyle County…
Read MoreCommunity Conversations Continue Through February
Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Cooperative Extension Office is facilitating community conversations every Tuesday through February. The first is Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 6:30- 8 p.m. “This series is called ‘Healing Communities through Conversations’ and is partnered with Restoring Grace,” said Luci Hockersmith, extension agent. “I was trained by Restoring Grace’s founder,…
Read MoreTeachers Get Shots For School
Mercer Teachers Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County took a big step towards returning to normal this weekend. The Mercer County Health Department organized a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for educators with the Mercer County School District on Saturday, Jan. 23. According to the health department’s Facebook page, they were able…
Read MoreMartha Watts
Martha Watts Martha Cheak Watts, 82, of Nicholasville, widow of Isaac Downey Watts, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born Sept. 25, 1938, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late William Hall and Vonie Mae (Yocum) Cheak. She was a retired bookkeeper for First National Bank and was…
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