Wrestling club wraps up successful inaugural season
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education recently heard a report from the creator and inspiration for the Mercer County Wrestling Club, Craig Hampton, who recently led the team composed of first through eighth graders, through its inaugural season. The club got a bit behind at the beginning of the season…
Read MoreWeekender For Feb. 29—March 9: ‘Cat In The Hat,’ Spaghetti Dinner, Spelling Bee And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of Dr. Suess’s “The Cat in the Hat” continues for another weekend starting Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. In addition to “The Cat in the Hat,” Ragged Edge will also present “Green Eggs and Ham” and “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.”…
Read MoreMercer basketball ends regular season with loss to Southwestern
April Ellis Herald Staff Thursday, Feb. 22, was not a good night for Mercer County basketball. Both the girls’ (16-13) and boys’ (19-11) teams were beat in a double header against the Southwestern Warriors of Pulaski County. The Titans Emotions ran high for the Warriors (13-15) on their senior night and they parlayed that into…
Read MoreLady Titans softball plans to improve in 2024
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] In the three previous seasons, Mercer County Lady Titans softball has struggled to compete in the 12th Region. Throughout the springs of 2022 and 2023 the Lady Titans combined for a…
Read MoreTitan baseball prepares for 12th Region title challenge
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The days are lasting longer, the air is warmer, the birds are chirping and spring is fast approaching. Just one week prior to the equinox, a great Mercer County tradition will…
Read MoreHarrodsburg Mayor Bob Williams: A Closer Look
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Bob Williams collected 746 votes on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 7, enough to defeat write-in candidate and interim Mayor Sam Carr by just 33 votes. Williams was born and raised in Russellville, Kentucky, and graduated from Russellville High School in 1976. He ran track and field in high school and…
Read MoreArizona Woman Indicted For Theft
Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] An Arizona woman has been indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury for engaging in organized crime and theft of cash from Walmart. Linda Marie Owens, 63,—alias Eva Adamson—of 4750 East Union Hills Drive, Apartment 2010, Phoenix, Arizona, was indicted on a class B felony count of…
Read MoreCity Awards Contracts For Water And Sewer Improvements
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission awarded construction contracts at their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 26, including projects to build new sewer mains and a pump station, to replace water lines and hydrants and to repaint a water tower. First, the commissioners voted to award a $1.6 million contract for the…
Read MoreResidents Voice Opposition To Proposed Residential Development
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] More than 70 people showed up at last week’s meeting of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission, most of them there to voice their opposition to a proposed development. AFI 001 LLC requested a public hearing to consider rezoning 104.41 acres of land at the southeast corner of…
Read MoreCounty Gets Update On Internet Expansion Project
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court received an update on efforts to provide broadband internet service to unserved residents. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27, Phillip Brown, director of government affairs for Kentucky. for All Points Broadband, introduced himself to the magistrates and discussed the effort to provide fiber…
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