Mercer X-Country’s Hart Hits The Ground Running
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Both Mercer County Senior High School and Burgin Independent student-athletes were well represented at the West Jessamine Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Sept. 9. Over 190 runners participated in the boys varsity 5000 meter run. Of which, Mercer County’s Marshall Hart finished fourth with a time of 16:22.7, senior…
Read MoreProject To Paint Tank Complicated By Questions About Ownership
Commission OKs Street Closure For Movie Night Oct. 6 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A project to freshen up the Bataan War Memorial before Harrodsburg’s 250th anniversary has been complicated by questions of ownership. The memorial, which is located on US Highway. 127 North, is an M-4 tank from the World War II era that…
Read MoreBurgin Loses Senior Night Game To Model
April Ellis Herald Staff The Burgin Bulldogs volleyball team celebrated its two seniors, Cloey Henson and Kacey McCray before a hard fought game against the Model Patriots on Thursday, Sept. 7. Burgin lost the match, three sets to one, but fought until the bitter end in each (21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 16-25). Over the last few…
Read MoreBids To Repair Anderson-Dean Pool To Be Opened Tuesday, Sept. 26
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The future of the pool at Anderson-Dean Community Park will soon be less murky. Bids to repair the pool, which was only open one week this year, will be opened at the Mercer County Fiscal Court after their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Stephen Ransdell Jr., assistant manager at…
Read MoreMercer’s Darrian Baker Suits Up For EKU Against The Cats
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] University of Kentucky football has had more hype around their program the last two summers than nearly any year in the history of the team. Most of that can be explained by two of the program’s four 10 win seasons coming in the last five years. After last fall’s shortcomings,…
Read MoreRagged Edge’s ‘Barefoot In The Park’ Premieres Friday, Sept. 15
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “Barefoot in the Park” begins a two week run this week on Friday, Sept. 15, starting at 7 p.m. “Barefoot in the Park” is Neil Simon’s classic comedy about newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter, played by Alexis Strunk and .James Tyler Mattingly, who realize…
Read MoreShelby Rockets Fail To Ignite In Titans’ Friday Night Win
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans (3-0) played at home on Friday, Sept. I, in what was set to be their toughest matchup yet. The Rockets of Shelby County (1-2) came to Alvis Johnson Field, with much to prove after their one-point loss the previous week to a very good Oldham County…
Read MoreTitan Soccer Fights Forward
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Senior High School soccer players have been adjusting to a new system and completely overhauled coaching staff. Most of the starting 11 are young and many had never played against high school aged athletes until this fall. Freshmen Landon Steele, Ian Alcorn, Mijiah Dunn, and Tanner Ison have…
Read MoreMercer Volleyball Puts Stop To Burgin’s Win Streak
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Lady Titans volleyball (4-4) faced the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (4-5) in the most anticipated matchup between the two programs in several years. Burgin, having won its last four matches was certainly hopeful of a huge upset on Tuesday, Sept. 5, but the Lady Titans were too much to…
Read MoreMercer Gets $15.1 Million From State To Expand Local Internet
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County is receiving more than $15.1 million to expand broadband across the county. That’s part of $386 million the Commonwealth of Kentucky is investing to expand access in 46 counties, bringing high-speed internet access to more than 42,600 homes and businesses—including 3,332 here in Mercer County. The announcement was…
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