Shelby Long
Shelby Jean Long, 82, widow of Bobby Gene Long, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at her residence. Born Oct. 3, 1941, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Flora Mae Merchant Berchtold. She had worked at Cricketeer and managed Harrodstown Motor Inn and was a member and organist at Fellowship…
Read MoreGerald Jewell
Gerald Thomas “Bubba” Jewell, 65, died Thursday, April 17, 2024, at his residence. Born Jan. 8, 1959, in Lexington, he was the son of the late William Granville and Essie Fay Starnes Jewell. He was a retired varpenter having worked for Tom Lucas. Survivors include: one sister, Teresa (Terry) Lowry of Versailles; one nephew, Stevie…
Read MoreKenny Hensley
Kenny Hensley, 56 Funeral services are today, Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m. at the Carpenter’s Christian Church with Greg Warren, Trent Baker and Buddy Wilson officiating. Pallbearers are Shawn Curtsinger, Dale Sallee, Gene Baker, Hunter Crowley, Jay Crowley, Patrick Branham, Cole Hensley, Brian Crowley and Brad Logan. Honorary pallbearer is Ben Sears. Visitation 2…
Read MoreJames Hurley
James H. “Jimmy” Hurley, 62, of Harrodsburg, husband of Mary Woodard-Hurley, died Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 27, 1961, in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of Harold and Patricia Ann (Lively) Hurley of Burgin. He was a lifelong farmer and attended Immanuel Baptist Church.…
Read MoreJack Deaton
Jack D. Deaton, 89, husband Rebecca Susie Jeffries Deaton, died Sunday, April 14, 2024, at his residence. Born Feb. 28, 1935, in Hazard, he was the son of the late Dock and Sophia Sizemore Deaton. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran and retired from the Ford Motor Company. Survivors, in addition to his…
Read MoreCounty Enters Agreement With New Ambulance Service Provider
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has entered into a new agreement with AmeriPro Health to provide local ambulance service. AmeriPro will receive $62,917 a month to provide two ambulances staffed with a paramedic and EMT or advanced EMT. At a special-called meeting on Friday, April 19, the magistrates voted unanimously…
Read MoreMercer Hosts 37th Annual Heart Of The Bluegrass
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Track and Field held their first invitational meet of the season, Heart of the Bluegrass, on Saturday, April 13. It was a relatively small meet compared to the standard of years past, and yet it still attracted more than 30 schools and over 900 entries. The boys team…
Read MoreKentucky’s First Wind Turbine Installed At E.W. Brown In Burgin
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company and their parent company, PPL Corporation, have installed Kentucky’s first utility wind turbine in Mercer County. The 165-foot-tall wind turbine is part of the company’s growing Renewable Integration Research Facility at the E.W. Brown Generating Station in Burgin. Data collected from…
Read MoreMark Pope Is Back
Austin Cocanougher Herald Staff The Mark Pope Era has officially begun in Kentucky, and fans could not be more ecstatic. Signaled by the 25,000 fans who waited to be in Rupp Arena for a press conference, the Big Blue Nation was long overdue for a dose of medicine to make them healthy again. And by…
Read MoreCould Burgin Go Wet? New Initiative Hopes To Let Voters Decide
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mayor Joe Monroe said he has filed paperwork to get a wet dry initiative on the ballot for the 2024 general election. At last week’s meeting of the Burgin City Council, Monroe said they needed 85 signatures to get the question on the ballot. Councilman Sindicat “Sid” Dunn, who organized…
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