Commission Approves Street Closings, Gives Preview For Busy 2024
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission approved street closings for the year, covering events until Christmastime, giving a residents a preview of what promises to be a very busy 2024. The street closings were submitted by Downtown Harrodsburg, formerly known as the Harrodsburg First Main Street Program, as part of a compliance…
Read MoreBulldogs Battle In Loss Against Trinity Christian Academy
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs (6-20) faced District opponent Trinity Christian (17-9) for the second time this season on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Jack Coleman Sr. Gymnasium. In the two team’s last meeting, Jake and Hudson Taylor combined for 24 of the Bulldogs 34 points, but the Bulldogs found it difficult to…
Read MoreCity Asks For Public’s Help In Locating Illegal Sewer Connections
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County has been lashed with heavy precipitation in the first two months of 2024, leading to a massive water line break on South Main Street on Jan. 20, which resulted in icy conditions on the road and a precautionary boil water advisory. At their regular meeting on Monday, Feb.…
Read MoreRockets Fail To Launch Against The Titans
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High boys basketball team had a big region win Friday, Feb. 9, against the Rockcastle County Rockets, 62-47. Earlier in the week, the Titans nearly toppled the 12th Region defending champions, the Pulaski Maroons, on the road when they cut a 16-point deficit to three points, but…
Read MoreCounty Transfers Funds To Park For Storm Damage Repairs
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved a request from Anderson-Dean Community Park to transfer funding to the park to repair storm damage from last year. At the fiscal court meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the magistrates voted to transfer two separate funds totaling more than $200,000 to the park. The…
Read MoreLady Titans Tame The Lady Wolverines
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Lady Titans basketball (15-10) showed direct improvement from earlier in the season when they played the Lady Wolverines of Western Hills (9-15) on Saturday, Feb. 10. In the two programs’ previous meeting, in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A sectional tournament, Mercer County won convincingly, 67-44. Anna Kate Drakeford created…
Read MoreIt’s Fun To Have Fun: ‘Cat In The Hat’ Premieres Friday, Feb. 23 At Ragged Edge Community Theatre
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dr. Seuss’s immortal “The Cat in the Hat” premieres Friday, Feb. 23, at Ragged Edge Community Theatre (11 South Main Street). But that’s not all the Seuss for you Seuss lovers out there. In addition to “The Cat in the Hat,” Ragged Edge will also present “Green Eggs and Ham”…
Read MoreLady Titans Handle Burgin
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans (14-8) met the Burgin Lady Bulldogs (10-12) twice in a run of six games in eight days. Four days after Mercer crushed Burgin’s hopes of an upset, 72-32 in Harrodsburg, the Lady Titans traveled to Burgin on Friday, Feb. 2. The Lady Titans hoped to…
Read MoreCelebrating Valentine’s Day In Mercer County
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Valentine’s Day happens Wednesday, Feb. 14, and there are a lot of ways to celebrate here in Mercer County. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is offering a Valentine’s Day Escape on Friday, Feb. 16, or Saturday, Feb. 17. The package includes a night in a charming king or queen guest…
Read MoreCritters Without Litters Sets Up GoFundMe
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Critters Without Litters has set up a GoFundMe in their effort to find a new home. The nonprofit has been providing low-cost spay and neuter services to people in Mercer County who cannot afford normal veterinarians since 1989, according to their GoFundMe page, gofundme.com/f/bring-critters-without-litters-back. As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday,…
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