Mercer County Firefighter Saves Child From Ice
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Quick thinking by a local firefighter helped save one child from the ice last week. At approximately 10:20 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, the Mercer County Fire Protection District received a call. According to WKYT, two-year-old Thaddeus Baer was stuck on ice in the middle of a local pond after…
Read MoreBulldogs Battle Taylor County
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs boys basketball team (2-12) battled with the high-flying Taylor County Cardinals (14-3) on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Cardinals entered Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium on a five game winning streak and ranked second in the 5th Region. Burgin was able to fight for positioning and earn open shots…
Read MoreSparrow And Pioneers Prepare For Postseason
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] On Saturday, Nov. 23, the Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg men’s basketball team picked up a position boosting second win over top-5 ranked NCCAA Division-I standout Ohio Christian University. At the time, the Pioneers were 6-1, coming off of their third win against a top 10 NCCAA opponent and excited about their potential…
Read MoreRichard Womack
Richard Muse Womack, 97, of Birmingham, Alabama, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Dick was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised on the family farm in Harrodsburg. After his high school graduation, he joined the Navy in July 1945 and served until July 1946. He then entered the University of Kentucky, where he was a member…
Read MoreLeonard Wills
Leonard Morton Wills, 92, husband of Wilma Jean Sexton Wills, of Lancaster, died Jan. 15, 2025, at the University of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Hospice Care. Born July 4, 1932, in Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Clay and Ada Wills of Mt. Sterling. He was a Camargo High School graduate, a 1953 University…
Read MoreBlack Bears Best The Titans
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High Boys basketball team (11-5) made program history by advancing to the 2A State Tournament, but their first-round draw was against Harlan County, who had beat them 70-58, just a couple of weeks before. The Titans stayed with the Black Bears in the first half, but poor…
Read MoreBranda Prather
Brenda Sue Prather, 79, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born June 24, 1945, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of Annell Warner Claunch and the late Willie A. Claunch. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kirkwood Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to…
Read MoreRandall McGinnis
Randall Lee “Randy” McGinnis, 69, of Harrodsburg, spouse of Jeffrey Todd Hatfield, died Friday, Jan.17, 2025, at his home. Born July 6, 1955, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late David and Christine (Hurst) McGinnis. He was a former grocery stocker at Gateway of Harrodsburg. Survivors, in addition to his spouse, include: three…
Read MoreThomas Jones
Thomas Martin Jones, 77, husband of Ann Frances Sharp Jones, died Tuesday Jan. 14, at his home. Born June 22, 1947 in Salvisa, Tom was the son of Ezra Theodore Jones and Eunice Martin Jones, both deceased. He was a retired Lawrenceburg attorney, represented the state’s 55th House District, was attorney for the North Mercer…
Read MoreLady Titans Dominate CAL
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans basketball team (5-12) picked up their first win since Dec. 27 on Monday, Jan. 20, when they outclassed the Christian Academy of Louisville Lady Centurions (3-13). Lady Titan Head Coach Chris Souder should have no complaints about his team’s intensity and effort in the opening…
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