Weekender May 16—24: Dairy Breakfast, ATOM Fest, Native Dawn Flute Gathering And More!
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Dairy Show Dairy Month Breakfast Fundraiser happens at the Mercer County Cooperative Extension Office on Saturday, May 18, from 7 to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $5 at the door, with proceeds supporting the dairy show. The 2024 ATOM (A Thing On Main) Fest happens Saturday, May 18, on…
Read MoreFiscal Court Approves $41 Million County Budget
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court gave first reading to a budget of more than $41 million for the 2025 fiscal year. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14, Judge-Executive Sarah Steele called it a significant increase in the budget. The county’s budget was $22 million in 2023. “We have…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs Pick Up Another Dramatic Win Over DCA
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] There was no shortage of runs or exciting plays when the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (8-12) met the Danville Christian Academy Lady Warriors (5-10) for the second time this season on Saturday, May 11. In their last meeting on May 6, Burgin claimed their seventh win of the season in dramatic…
Read MoreTitans Track Competes In Central Kentucky Conference
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan track and field team traveled to Nicholasville on Friday, May 10, for the Central Kentucky Conference track meet hosted by West Jessamine. Both the boys and girls teams had several standout performers, but neither Mercer squad was able to claim the top spot in the team…
Read MoreCity To Repair Main Street Starting This Week
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Much needed repairs on several Harrodsburg streets—including Main Street—will begin Thursday, May 16. The Harrodsburg City Commission voted to repair the intersection of Office and Main Streets at a special-called meeting on Wednesday, May 15. The city commission voted to modify a change order for their 2023 agreement with Mago…
Read MoreEdward Thurman
Edward Ray Thurman II, 55, husband of Carol Leigh Cain Thurman, of Salvisa, died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his home. Born May 27, 1968, in Louisville, he was the son of Edward and Brenda Probus Thurman. He retired from the Lexington Police Department. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include: two daughters, Morgan Elizabeth…
Read MoreClarice Hatcher
Clarice M. Hatcher, 95, of Harrodsburg, widow of Dr. Charles Hatcher, died Monday, May 13, 2024, in Lexington. Born Feb. 27, 1929, in Perry Coounty, she was the daughter of the late Allison and Lucy (Rawlings) Miniard. She was a retired school teacher, was a member and Sunday School teacher at Harrodsburg Baptist Church and…
Read MoreRobert Dean
Robert Louis Dean III, 50, of Lancaster, formerly of Harrodsburg, husband of Mellanie Victoria Searcy Dean, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born April 15, 1974, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Robert Louis and Frances Leora (Trigg) Dean II, of Harrodsburg. He was a 1992 graduate of Harrodsburg…
Read MoreBrenda Chapman
Brenda Joyce Chapman, 79, of Okeechobee, Fla., formerly of Harrodsburg, wife of Thomas Hunter Chapman, died Monday, May 6, 2024, at Raulerson Hospital in Okeechobee. Born Oct. 13, 1944, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late James and Gladys (Snow) Crawley. She was a retired employee for Texas Instruments and was a…
Read MoreThomas Carey
Thomas William Carey, Jr., 74 of Burgin, husband of Phyllis McCoy Carey died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his home. Born June 28, 1949, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Thomas William and Lucy (Hubbard) Carey. He was the Stuart-Powell Ford body shop manager and an insurance adjuster for McCloud Claims…
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