Growing The Good Stuff: MCIS Students Learn About Healthy Food
Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] In the afterschool agricultural program at Mercer County Intermediate School, students are learning about the benefits of raising their own fruits and vegetables. What started as a simple idea from Mercer County Food Director Chris Minor and MCIS teacher Adam Chisholm has evolved into a hobby students cannot get enough…
Read MoreOld Fort Harrod Reopens Saturday, April 1
Editor’s Note: This article has been edited to include the correct dates for the founding of Harrodsburg and the construction of Old Fort Harrod State Park. Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Old Fort Harrod State Park is reopening on Saturday, April 1. This is not an April Fools trick. Over the last few months, workers…
Read MoreTitans’ Perfect Start To Baseball Season Ends At Boyle
Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Head Coach Cody Christopher has his squad firing on all cylinders to start the season. The Mercer County Titans (6-0) remained perfect on the season after defeating the Somerset Briar Jumpers (2-6) on Friday, 8-3. After a quiet first inning from both teams, Jeran Layton kicked off the Titans offense…
Read MoreMercer County Fiscal Court Looks To Make A Jail Break
Fiscal Court Considers Ending Interlocal Agreement Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has voted to hold a special-called meeting to discuss terminating the interlocal agreement with Boyle County. The agreement establishes the relationship between Mercer and Boyle and dictates how the Boyle County Detention Center is operated and paid for. No…
Read MoreBurgin Goes Down Swinging Against Cornerstone Christian
The Burgin Bulldogs baseball team (0-4) are still in search of their first win of the season. Despite their recent woes, there are many reasons to believe this team can still have a successful season. In their latest outing, the Bulldogs showed signs of a very solid team, but could not sustain an early lead…
Read MoreCity Provides Funding To Anderson-Dean Park
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners made moves to finance repairs for Anderson-Dean Community Park, gave a raise to city firefighters, agreed to hold a meeting with two fire fighters to determine their future with the city and considered installing more stop signs. During the regular meeting on Monday, March 27,…
Read MoreLady Titans Softball Still Working Through Early Struggles
Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans softball team made their long awaited debut on their brand new field Monday night. Unfortunately the first game on the new turf wont be remembered for a win. The team appears to be still finding their rhythm early in the year. The Lady Titans suffered…
Read MoreLocal Man Indicted For Arson
Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man has been charged with arson. Last week, the Mercer Grand Jury charged Tomas Guevara Jr., 25, of 1599 Kennedy Bridge Road No. 10, with 1st degree arson, a class A felony. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2022, the Mercer County Fire Protection District and…
Read MoreJackson Hopes To Reignite Passion For Tennis In Mercer County
Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans tennis program starts a new regime under new head coach Carrie Jackson. Jackson, a 2003 graduate of Harrodsburg High School, went on to play tennis at Transylvania University. She describes the opportunity as “something I’ve always wanted to pursue.” Jackson’s first goal as new head coach…
Read MoreSchool Board Makes Early Decisions On New Elementary School
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education was updated on the design work on the new elementary school. At the regular meeting on Wednesday, March 21, Beth Bauer, project manager at RossTarrant Architects, said they are in the first step of the design process, the programming phase. Bauer said they are…
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