Closure Scheduled For Quirks Run Road/KY 1822
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of a temporary closure for Quirks Run Road/KY 1822 in Mercer County. Operations for cross drain replacement is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2, and Thursday, Oct. 3. from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.both days. The temporary closure will be in effect between milepoints 0.0 and 0.728 on Quirks Run Road/KY…
Read MoreSchool Board Approves Repairs For Sinkhole At Elementary School Site
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education agreed to pay up to $150,000 to fix a sinkhole at the site of the new home of the Mercer County Elementary School. David Milan, vice president of Trace Creek Construction, which is serving as the construction manager for the project, gave the school…
Read More2024 Oktoberfest Will Be ‘Unchained’: Three Days Of Beats, Brats And Brews Start Oct. 4
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’ll be time to dance the nights away when Oktoberfest returns Friday, Oct. 4. The Van Halen tribute band Completely Unchained will headline the three-day festival. They’ll hit the stage running on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Harrodsburg Animal Hospital Oktoberfest 5K Run also happens on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 9…
Read MoreHurt Retires As HPD Chief, Elder Named Interim Chief
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tim Hurt is retiring as chief of the Harrodsburg Police Department. Scott Elder, who was hired as assistant chief of the HPD in July, will serve as interim chief. At their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, the Harrodsburg City Commission voted to authorize the mayor to sign a separation/retirement…
Read MoreFiscal Court Considers Increasing 911 Tap Fee From $1.75 To $3.50 A Month
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court gave first reading to an ordinance increasing the tap fee on residential and commercial water meters from $1.75 per month to $3.50 a month. The tap fee pays for 911 services. The fiscal court was forced to make the move after running a $107,000 deficit…
Read MoreTwo Men Charged With Sexual Abuse
Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer Grand Jury handed up indictments last week on charges including sexual abuse. Manuel Hernandez Guzman, 25, of 1860 South Danville Bypass, Danville, and Kelly J. Shackelford, 38, of 203 East Broadway Street, Harrodsburg, were indicted on the following counts: 1st degree sodomy, a class B…
Read MoreTitan Soccer Battles With Garrard County In First Home Game Since August
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan boys soccer team (1-10) were desperately searching for their first win of the season until they met to face the Anderson County Bearcats last Tuesday, Sept. 17. The win was no doubt spurred by the most promising performance of the Titans season thus far, when a…
Read MoreLady Bearcats Defeat Lady Titans 2-0 In The Rain
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (7-7) put an end to a seven game winless streak with a 3-1 away victory over Franklin County on Saturday, Sept. 21, and returned to Harrodsburg the following Monday, Sept. 23, to face a Anderson County Lady Bearcats squad (8-7) that had won two of…
Read MoreTitans Fall Short As Warriors Rally For Dramatic Victory
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Titan Football (1-3) played likely the toughest road game of their season on Friday, Sept. 20, when they traveled to Southwestern High School (1-3). Despite being without two of their most prolific playmakers, Braidin Baughman and Ashton Drakeford, the Titans played their most defensively sound half of football in 2024.…
Read MorePatriot Grave Marking, ‘On Golden Pond,’ MY PATH Yoga Festival, Oktoberfest And More: Weekender Sept. 26—Oct. 4
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDIT: The Patriot Grave Marking Service has been canceled and will be rescheduled for later this month. The Col. James Harrod Chapter of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is hosting a Patriot Grave Marking Service on Saturday, Sept. 28, at New Providence Cemetery (490 Providence…
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