For Charles Waters, Precious Memories At Diamond Point
Recalls Living In Historic Property During WWII Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Last week, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission received a visit from Charles Waters and his family. Waters, now a resident of Houston, Texas, lived at what is now known as the Diamond Point Welcome Center in the 1940s. Originally built in the 19th…
Read MoreMercer Bass Fishing Bounces Back
After a couple of rough tournaments, Mercer Bass Fishing bounced back. The junior and high school teams walked away with a second and thjrd place finishes. Colton Mink and Eli Horn placed second in the Junior Kentucky MLF division on Cumberland Lake this past weekend. They had two fish weighing in at 3.43 pounds. Braylon…
Read MoreDrug Take Back Day On Saturday, Oct. 23
Mercer County Drug Take Back Day will be Saturday, Oct. 23, from 8 a.m. to noon at Mercer County Fiscal Court (207 West Lexington Street). Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means for disposing of prescription and non-prescription drugs while also educating the general public about the potential for…
Read MoreFlach Leads Track And Field Into 2024
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] There are surely few people within the Mercer County School system who dedicate their time and effo1t to the care and development of kids outside of school as much as Lynn Flach. Flach began her career as a substitute teacher in Mercer County in 1997, and now works in special…
Read MoreLook Out Behind You! It’s A Spook Season Preview!
Trick-Or-Treating Times, Halloween Events Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Trick-or-treating in Harrodsburg and Mercer County except for Burgin happens Saturday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. That’s the same time as the Downtown Spooktacular in Harrodsburg. In addition to trick-or-treating on Main Street, Auto Kustoms will host Cruzin’ For Candy on Chiles Street and…
Read MoreBurgin City Council Discusses RV Park
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ken Stewart, the owner of the Burgin RV Park, returned to the Burgin City Council with plans and state approval in hand at their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Stewart presented the board with a full set of engineering plans including sewer, water and electric which had been submitted to…
Read MoreTitans Hold Off Casey County, 34-21
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan football is 7-1 for the first time since 2020 following its 34-21 victory over Casey County (4-4) in Liberty on Friday, Oct. 13. The Rebels’ opening kickoff bounced slowly through the middle of the field before being picked up by Denim Griffieth on the 28. Griffieth cut…
Read MoreAmerica Teater
America Sue Teater, widow of C.W. Prewitt and Roland Gene Teater died Oct. 8, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Care Center. Born Nov. 26, 1943, in Breathitt County, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Gertrude Overbee Combs. She was a retired cashier from Foodtown in Lexington and Save-A-Lot in…
Read MoreVicki Spears
Vicki Kathryn Spears of Danville, wife of Jim Spears, died Saturday, Oct. 7, in Nassau, Bahamas. Born in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Dolores and the late Charles McCrystal. She was a Mercer County High School graduate and worked as the school secretary at Hogsett Elementary and Boyle County Middle and High Schools. Survivors, in…
Read MoreLolita Short
Lolita Denise Short, 66, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 at her home. Born July 6, 1957, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Buddy James Jamison and Frances True Short. She was a 1975 graduate of Harrodsburg High School, where she was voted as “Most Dependable” by her classmates. She then…
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