Weekender Dec. 28, 2023–Jan. 5, 2024: Ushering In The New Year And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The New Year is almost here and there is a whole lot happening here in Mercer County. “The Christmas Carol Experience” continues at the Beaumont Inn (638 Beaumont Inn Drive) on Thursdays through Sundays until the end of the year. Devine’s Winter Funfest (623 Talmage-Mayo Road) kicks off on Saturday,…
Read MoreRoad Crews Are Ready For The Winter
Plus Winter Driving Tips Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] State and local snow removal crews say they are ready and waiting for winter. According to a press release, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crews are restocked with over 1 million gallons of salt brine, 1 million gallons of calcium chloride and 340,000 tons of salt. The…
Read MoreBidding Opens For Mercer County’s New Elementary School
School District Gets Clean Audit Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education approved construction documents for the new Mercer County Elementary School. Beth Bauer, a project manager with RossTarrant Architects of Lexington, took the board members through the floor plan for the new building. “We have had a lot of meetings,”…
Read MoreTitans Struggle In Jim Rose Classic
April Ellis Herald Staff Last week, the Mercer County Titans struggled against tough competition in the Central Bank Jim Rose Classic. The Titans dropped all three games after coming off an impressive performance against a good Wayne County team just a few days prior. In the third round of the classic, Mercer fell to the…
Read MoreClerk’s Office Will Pause In-Person And Online Motor Vehicle Services
Services Will Resume Jan. 12, 2024 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Clerk’s Motor Vehicle Office will temporarily pause in-person and online motor and vessel related services from Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, through Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, as part of the Kentucky Automated Vehicle Information System rollout. At their final meeting of 2023…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs Fall To West Jessamine
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (3-6) faced the West Jessamine Lady Colts (6-4) on Thursday, Dec. 21, just two days after their 37-20 victory over Brown. West Jessamine jumped out to an early 13-3 lead and Burgin proved unable to recover early on. Gabi Thomas was fouled while shooting a three…
Read MoreTire Failure, Slippery Road Surface, Listed As Factors In Fatal Collision
KYTC Evaluating Road Between Burgin And Harrodsburg Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tire failure and slippery road surface are two factors listed in a police report on the accident on Kentucky Route 152/Burgin Road that killed one person and injured two others on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. According to a uniform collision report from the…
Read MoreMercer Catcher Haylee Ransdell Signs With Asbury
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County softball celebrated the signing of one of its athletes in Haylee Ransdell Friday, Dec. 15. Ransdell was solid and consistent from her catcher position and finished her junior campaign with the fifth highest batting average on the team, .284. Ransdell added 15 RBIs and two runs as well,…
Read MoreBurgin Man Indicted For Rape, Incest
Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Burgin man has been indicted for rape and incest. Last week, Alvin White, 73, of 218 South Maple Street, Burgin, was indicted by the Mercer Grand Jury on charges of 1st degree rape and incest, both class B felonies. Between Aug. 1, 1995, and Dec. 31,…
Read MoreDrakeford Decides On Thomas More
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Just two to three months, give or take a week, is all that Mercer County Lady Titan basketball starlet Anna Kate Drakeford lacks in being a part of the high school basketball program for seven straight years. Drakeford began her career with Mercer County basketball in the summer of 2017…
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