Weekender For Oct. 31—Nov. 8: Halloween Fun, Equine Festival, Heritage Food Festival And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Residential trick-or-treating will be on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Burgin and 6 to 8 p.m. in Harrodsburg and Mercer County. Both local pumpkin patches are open. Daynabrook Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch (135 Dunn Lane) is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…
Read MoreChase Porter Of Southern State Harrodsburg Recognized As A Rising Star, Voting In Video Contest Ends Friday, Nov. 1
Chase Porter, manager at Southern States Cooperative in Harrodsburg, has been named as one of the 2024 Rising Stars by the Agricultural Retailers Association. Vote for his video to help Porter win the Rising Stars Fan Favorite challenge. The Fan Favorite video challenge is a new way to empower ARA Rising Stars to share their…
Read MoreWeekender For Oct. 24—Nov. 1: Trick-or-Treating, Downtown Spooktacular And So Much Halloween Fun It’s Scary!
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Residential trick-or-treating will be on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Burgin and 6 to 8 p.m. in Harrodsburg and Mercer County. The Downtown Harrodsburg Spooktacular happens Saturday, Oct. 26, starting at 5 p.m. The Jane McAfee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are holding…
Read MoreLocal And State Candidates Discuss Issues At Election Forum
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Local and state candidates answered questions at the Mercer County Political Candidate Forum on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at Mercer County Senior High School. The forum featured the six candidates vying for the four seats on the Harrodsburg City Commission—Missy Wilham Banks, Charlie Mattingly, Kerry Anness, Brian Steele,…
Read MoreBoard Of Education Approves Changes For New Elementary School
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education received some good news about the sinkhole that had been discovered at the building site of the new Mercer County Elementary School. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the board was informed they had saved a little more than $37,000 for sinkhole…
Read MoreJenni Link Takes Over As New Director Of The Mercer County Public Library
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Meet Jenni Link, the new director of the Mercer County Public Library. Link started work on Oct. 7. “It hasn’t been quite two weeks yet,” Link told the Harrodsburg Herald during an interview last week. “I’m still finding my feet.” Link has decades of experience. Before taking the directorship in…
Read MoreMercer County Indictments Include Rape, Sexual Abuse
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Keith Sanders, 57, of Pierce County Jail, 701 Nollmeyer Lane, Tacoma, Washington, has been indicted in Mercer County on charges including 1st degree rape, a class B felony, and 1st degree sexual abuse, a class D felony. Between the dates of the Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 22, 2007, in…
Read MorePamela Parkin
Pamela Jo Carrender Parkin, 60, of Hernando, Fla. died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at her home. Born May 1, 1964, in Somerset, she was the daughter of the late Bill Carrender and Hazel Sexton. She was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, a homemaker and worked for the City of Danville. Survivors include: two sons, Matthew…
Read MoreTitan Marching Band Advances To KMEA Semi-Finals
Ben Sears Contributing Writer [email protected] Well, for those at home who have been keeping score, they made it! The Mercer County Titans Marching Band traveled to Irvine this past weekend as Estill County High School hosted the East Region of the Kentucky Music Educators Association 2024 2A East Region Regionals. To qualify for regionals, a…
Read MoreDale Giar
Dale Alan Giar, 59, died Oct. 15, 2024, in Harrodsburg. Born May 3, 1965, he was the son of the late John J. and Marie (Stone) Giar in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a graduate of Oak Park High School and was a liberal arts graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City, worked in the…
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