William Collins
William Wesley Collins, Jr., 60, died Friday Dec. 20, 2024, at University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Center. Born Sept. 5, 1964, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late William and Corena Collins and Flora Pennington Collins. Survivors include: special cousin, Eva Collins; one stepsister, Teressa Johnson; and several cousins. He was preceded…
Read MoreWeekender For Dec. 26, 2024—Jan. 3, 2025: Here Comes New Year’s
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Because of the holidays, many offices and businesses are closed, but there’s still a lot to do here in Mercer County. The Christmas Lights of Bondville (510 Bondville Road, Salvisa) runs through the holiday season starting at 6:30 p.m. until New Years. The show is free, but donations are accepted.…
Read MoreAll Points Broadband And State Come To Terms On Internet Expansion
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] All Points Broadband and the state have finally come to terms on an agreement to provide broadband internet service to unserved residents. At a special-called meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19, the Mercer County Fiscal Court received an update from Phillip Brown, director of government affairs for Kentucky for All Points…
Read MoreDecember Indictments Include Assault, Burglary And Imprisonment
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Grand Jury handed up indictments last week on charges including assault, burglary and unlawful imprisonment. ASSAULT • Kadesha A. Burch, 30, of 771 Perryville Road, has been indicted on a charge of 2nd degree assault, a class C felony. On or about the Oct. 5, 2024, in Mercer County,…
Read MoreClean Audit For Mercer School District
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County School District has received a clean audit for the 2024 fiscal year. That’s what the Mercer County Board of Education learned at their last regular meeting of the year, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Stephanie Abell, a CPA with White and Company PSC of Lebanon, told the…
Read MoreGunpowder Run On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, the Col. James Harrod Chapter of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Friends of Fort Harrod invite you to retrace the trail blazed by George Rogers Clark during his famous Gunpowder Run. The commemorative event starts at 1 p.m.…
Read MoreWilliam Ryan
William Jeffrey “Jeff” “Cheesey” Ryan, of Forkland, 60, husband of Susanna Ryan, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at his home. Born May 28, 1964, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Ernest William Ryan and Helen Frances Merriman Ryan. He was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, was a salesperson and serviceman for…
Read MorePamela Parks
Pamela Kay Parks, 69, widow of Tommy Parks, of Burgin, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Frankfort Trails in Frankfort. Born April 27, 1955, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy Hubbard Carey. She was a homemaker and attended Shawnee Run Baptist Church. Survivors include: one son, Scottie Sizemore…
Read MoreHattie Logue
Hettie Bruce Logue, 97, widow of William “Bill” Logue, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Born on March 4, 1927, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Za Thomas and Nellie Bottoms Lester. She was a homemaker and a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Rita Kay Hendren;…
Read MoreAngela Hanes
Angela Carol Hanes, 61, of Harrodsburg, died on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born April 27, 1963, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of James Lee Pinkston of Harrodsburg and the late Gloria Jean (Darland) Murphy. She was a former employee of Beaumont Inn, Burke’s Bakery and…
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