Weekender For Oct. 5–13: Sleepy Hollow, Movie On Main And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Spooky season is here with “The Sleepy Hollow Experience” continuing at Old Fort Harrod State Park. Two shows are schedule Thursday through Sunday every weekend until Halloween. The Headless Horseman is terrifying. You know who else is terrifying? Bette Midler, that’s who, especially in the Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus.” The…
Read MoreMercer Slays The Knights
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan football (6-1) kicked off district play this past Friday, Sept. 29, with an emphatic 36-0 victory over the Knights of Marion County (4-3). In recent history, Mercer County has had no problems against Marion County as they often win by large margins, but after reaching a…
Read MoreOfficials Debate Armory’s Future
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Some in the community are looking at using the former National Guard Armory as the future home of the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame. Jack Mattingly, a Vietnam veteran and one of Kentucky’s leading advocates for veterans, is asking for support from the city and county government in using the…
Read MoreMercer Puts Casey Away In Two Quick Sets
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer Titans volleyball team (7-11) made quick work of the Casey County Lady Rebels (23-6) in two sets (25-20, 24-18) last Thursday, Sept. 28 after senior night ceremonies honoring Mia Wade and Jorga Sanford. The Titans have struggled some this season with the youth of the team, but with freshman…
Read MoreNicholasville Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Police Officer
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Justin Reister’s last name is spelled differently on the Boyle County Detention Center website and in court documents. We have elected to use the spelling from both the court records and the uniform citation. A Nicholasville man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.…
Read MoreTitan Soccer Falls To Model
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County boys soccer (4-14-2) had two more opportunities to gain experience and practice between their 9-0 loss to West Jessamine and the first round of the 46th district tournament, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 3. The second of those was played on Thursday, Sept 28, when the Titans faced Model…
Read MoreSchool District Approves $27.7 Million Budget
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education approved the 2023-24 Working Budget, the final step in the budgeting process for the fiscal year. The budget projects total revenues of more than $27.7 million—an increase of $1.74 million from the tentative budget—versus expenses of more than $24.7 million—an increase of $983,655 compared…
Read MoreBass Team Reels In Top Three Finish
The Titans fishing team reeled in a third place finish in their first tournament, the Kentucky Bass Nation tournament, hosted by George Rogers Clark high school at Herrington Lake. Landyn Haynes and Hunter Wilham placed third overall and Brayton Ellis and Kaden Jones finished in the twentieth spot. “We are glad to see some of…
Read MoreVirtual Town Hall Meeting On Tuesday, Oct. 10
MCSO Hosts Meeting Via Zoom, WHBN The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies are hosting a virtual Neighborhood Watch/Town Hall meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, starting at from 7 p.m. During this meeting, County Fire Chief Ric Maxfield, MCSO Chief Dep. Wes Gaddis, MCSO Sgt. Sean Brown and Mercer County Crime Stoppers Chair Earl…
Read More35 MPH Will Be New Speed Limit On County Roads Starting December
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to set a 35 mile per hour speed limit on all county roads. If passed, the speed limit will go into effect on Dec. 1. At their regular meeting, the magistrates unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance setting a 35 MPH speed…
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