Lights Over Herrington Returns July 2
Mercer’s Biggest Fireworks Show Returns Saturday, July 2 The biggest Independence Day celebration in Mercer County returns when the 2022 Lights Over Herrington happens on Saturday, July 2, with the fireworks show scheduled to start at dusk. The fireworks show, which draws scores of visitors to Herrington Lake each year, was canceled in 2020 due…
Read MoreFDA Orders Removal Of JUUL Products From US Market
On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered JUUL Labs Inc. to stop selling and distributing all of their products currently marketed in the United States. Any JUUL products—which include the JUUL device and four JUULpods, Virginia tobacco flavored pods and menthol flavored pods at nicotine concentrations of 5.0 percent and 3.0…
Read MoreIn Pictures: 2022 Settlement And Raid At Old Fort Harrod State Park
Photos by Gina Harpring and the Harrodsburg Herald/Robert Moore Facing History In Harrodsburg The 14th annual Settlement and Raid happened at Old Fort Harrod State Park this past weekend. Historical reenactors came from all over to help visitors face Mercer County’s colonial history with a full scale re-enactment complete of a Native American raid and…
Read MoreJuneteenth At West Lane Park
Photos by the Harrodsburg Herald/Robert Moore The second annual Heart of Kentucky Juneteenth Festival happened this weekend at West Lane Park with speakers—including Democratic senate challenger Charles Booker—live music, comedy and fireworks. For a full rundown on everything that’s happening, check out the Weekender for June 23-30. For more great stories, check out this week’s…
Read MoreWeekender June 23–30: Summer Madness In Mercer County And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Summer started Tuesday and it’s a race to Independence Day. This weekend is your last chance to go over the rainbow with the Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “The Wizard Of Oz,” which finishes its two week run. The Herrington Lake Conservation League Fish Fry happens at Sunset Marina…
Read MoreMercer Boys Best Bardstown In B-Ball Finale
Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans boys basketball team finished their summer ball games with a 70-52 win over the Bardstown Tigers, Friday, June 17. The Titans have played 15 games since June 6 and have boasted an impressive record of 13-2 with their only losses coming from Boyle and Owen County.…
Read MoreMercer Girls Earn Win Over KHSAA Runner Up Bullitt East
Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Titans girls basketball team defeated the Bullitt East Chargers, 49-32, Monday, June 21. The summer ball game was a good test against a team who went 33-5 and to the state Championship last season. They also beat the Titans 69-50 in the 2021 regular season. The Chargers…
Read MoreVintage Baseball Returns To Shaker Village
Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com Vintage Baseball returned to Harrodsburg with the Bluegrass Barons playing the Cincinnati Red Stockings for the fourth year in a row as part of Shaker Village’s “Vintage Dad’s Day” Saturday, June 18. The game was as advertised with vintage equipment or lack of with the teams wearing period reproduction uniforms…
Read MoreAfter Six Years, Maria Borell Pleads Not Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charges
Infamous Local Animal Cruelty Case Returns To Docket Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com One of Mercer County’s most notorious animal cruelty cases may finally be moving towards resolution after more than six years. Last Monday in Mercer District Court, Maria Borell pleaded not guilty to 43 charges of 2nd degree cruelty to animals dating back…
Read MoreZoning Commission Considers Amending Tower Ordinance
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission is looking at regulating wireless internet service providers. In particular, the commission wants to address the towers erected by internet providers who use cell phone service to provide internet. Wireless internet uses cell towers to create a home network which functions similarly to…
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