Weekender May 11–18: Dinner On Main, MCSHS Car Show, Mother’s Day And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Another busy weekend coming up with Dinner on Main, car shows galore at Mercer County Senior High School and Salvisa and Mother’s Day on Sunday. While the Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” is not set to debut until June, you can catch a special preview…
Read MoreCity Okays $2 Raise For Police, Hazardous Duty For First Responders
Michael Cox Named New Fire Chief Editor’s Note: The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved a $1.75 meter fee at their meeting on Tuesday, May 9. The Harrodsburg City Commission approved a $1 meter fee at their meeting, as reported in this story. We reached out to Harrodsburg City Clerk about the discrepancy and this is…
Read MoreMercer Baseball Honors Seniors, Wins 8-4
Austin Cocanougher Herald Contributor Saturday, May 6, marked a special day for the Titans baseball program. In their home game against the Wolverines of Western Hills, the Titans celebrated senior day, pausing to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of their 2023 senior class. Before the start of the game, seniors Evan Hart, Jonathan Logdon, Andrew…
Read MoreTitans Tennis Wrap Up Regular Season Play
The Titans tennis team dropped back-to-back matches against Elizabethtown and Southwestern last week. The teams are preparing for the regional competition to begin on May 15. The Mercer girls fell short with a score of 1-3 against Elizabethtown on Wednesday, May 3. Junior Sara Dunn lost her number one singles match 1-6, 4-6. Senior Hope…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs Get Scratched By The Cougars
Jordan Axsom Herald Staff On Friday, May 5, the Burgin Lady Bulldogs faced the Somerset Christian Lady Cougars in a one-sided 15-0 loss. Sophomore Jemma Jenkins started in the circle for Burgin. She took a few minutes to warm up but threw a strikeout to get the Bulldog’s defense going. Freshman third baseman Hayley Hurst…
Read MoreFiscal Court Takes Action On Fireworks
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been edited to more accurately reflect the ordinance and the use of 3-percent of collected fees for administration. The Mercer County Fiscal Court has finally taken action on fireworks. The fiscal court also gave second reading to an ordinance establishing a fee on water meters…
Read MoreWolverines’ Big Fifth Inning Propels Them Past Titans
Jordan Axsom Herald Staff On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the Mercer County Lady Titans lost the lead late in a 15-6 defeat to the Western Hills Lady Wolverines. Western Hills trailed 6-5 in the top of the fifth inning when Alli Jones doubled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring two runs. Mercer struggled…
Read MoreMan Arrested After Being Recognized At The Gas Pump
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man was arrested after being recognized by police at the gas pump. Cpl. Chase Hale of the Harrodsburg Police Department was fueling up at the Five Star on Sunday, May 7, at approximately 4:30 a.m. when he saw a tan Ford pickup truck pull up at a gas…
Read MoreEagles Soar Past Bulldogs In The Sixth Inning
Burgin Honors Seniors Jordan Axsom Herald Staff On Wednesday, May 3, the Burgin Bulldogs faced Fort Knox on their senior night celebration that honored seniors Jacob Qualls, Landon Oakes, David Lynn and Eli Newby. The game did not start as planned with two errors early on. The Bulldogs turned it around with three straight outs…
Read MoreMercer Residents Continue To Voice Opposition To Solar Development
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Coalition for Responsible Development held another meeting to discuss the possible expansion of solar power in the county. On Monday, May 8, the speakers laid out their opposition to the solar development and the importance of the proposed site for the solar farm, the Wilkinson Farm. The owner,…
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