Burgin City Council Gives First Reading To Wet Ordinance, Discusses Flooding
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin City Council has given first reading the wet ordinance. The ordinance will not go into effect until it is given a second reading, which will be at their next meeting in March. However, businesses can apply for a license starting 60 days after an election is certified. Once…
Read MoreDavid Coleman Steps Down As Manager Of Old Fort Harrod
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] David Coleman is stepping down as manager of Old Fort Harrod State Park. Coleman has worked for 20 years with the Kentucky Department of Parks, serving 16 years at Old Fort Harrod. Coleman’s last day was Friday, Feb. 28. He is taking the position of building inspector with Mercer County.…
Read MorePhyllis Taylor
Phyllis Taylor, 77, widow of Kenneth Taylor, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Born May 1, 1947, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Garnetta Burke Warner of Burgin and the late Marcus Warner. She retired from Rand McNally. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include: extended family and friends, Brian and Stephanie Sims and…
Read MoreBelinda Stokes
Belinda Jane Stokes, 72, of Harrodsburg, wife of Bradley Woolman Stokes, died on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at her home. Born Oct. 26, 1952, in Danville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Frances (Haun) Frizzell. She was a Northside High School graduate in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was a former real estate…
Read MoreMercer Winterguard Gears Up For Finals
Ben Sears Contributing Writer [email protected] The Mercer County Senior High Winterguard team traveled to Lafayette High School this past Saturday, March 1, for their third tri-state indoor competition. They competed in their class, Scholastic Regional A against eight other programs from schools including Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Madison Southern and East Jessamine, just to name a…
Read MoreMargaret Steele
Margaret Alice Steele, 83, of Lexington, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Born April 22, 1941, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Clara Mae Hendren Steele. She was a homemaker, Survivors include: two daughters, Gloria (David) Cheak of Lawrenceburg and Tracy Hart of Bryantsville; two…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs Fall To West In 46th District
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Lady Bulldogs basketball season came to an end at the hand of one of the state’s most elite programs, and a favorite to reach the Region 12 title game, West Jessamine (24-7), on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The first 4 minutes of play were competitive, and with 5:33 remaining…
Read MoreDora Shewmaker
Dora “Dodie” Shewmaker, 91, widow of Robert Lee Shewmaker, of Danville, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at her home. Born Sept. 6, 1933, in Concord, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Viola (Collins) Manuel. Dora was a retired Mercer County School Systems school bus driver and was a member of Salvisa…
Read MoreTimothy Royalty
Timothy “Tim” Eugene Royalty, 66, husband of Robbyn Royalty, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Care in Lexington. Born Jan. 16, 1959, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Robert “Bobby” Eugene Royalty and the late Mary Evelyn (Isham) Royalty. He was a Mercer County High School…
Read MoreMercer’s Laykin Irvin Signs With The Panthers
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Soon to be Mercer County High School graduate Laykin Irvin has been a staple of the Lady Titans soccer team attack all four years of her high school career. Even as a freshman, Irvin was one of the most productive members on the team, but each year since she has…
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