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Freezing Temperatures Keep Crews Busy Repairing Broken Water Lines

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Arctic temperatures have hit the nation’s infrastructure hard, with water mains breaking across the country, including major breaks in both Harrodsburg and Burgin. At Monday’s Harrodsburg City Commission meeting, Commissioner Charlie Mattingly, who oversees the city’s public works department, said the city was dealing with three breaks. None of…

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State Urges Caution As Five Kentuckians Are Confirmed Lost to Winter Storms This Week

State officials are urging Kentuckians to take extra precautions to stay warm and safe as the state is seeing another round of snowfall, freezing temperatures and hazardous road conditions. Kentucky Emergency Management has now reported that five Kentuckians have died in connection with this week’s freezing temperatures, according to a press release. Those lost include…

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Motorists Warned About Winter Storm

A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan, 19. The National Weather Service is advising that a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain is expected south of Louisville and Lexington over parts of central Kentucky before widespread light to moderate snow develops over southern Indiana and central Kentucky later…

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Lady Titans Win Their 10th Game

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Lady Titans basketball team (10-5) faced the East Jessamine Lady Jaguars (5-13) in the second of three meetings this season on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Mercer met East Jessamine just over two weeks ago in the final round of the 4 Bank Win­ter Classic in Garrard County. Anna…

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Titans Break 10 Game Losing Streak Against The Colts

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer Titans boys’ basketball team (9-7) wracked up their second district win Friday, Jan. 12, against the West Jessamine Colts (3-12). The Titans started very strong in the first half, but went cold on the 3-point shot in the third quarter. Fortunately, the Titans were able to hold onto their…

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Zoning Commission Approves Anderson-Dean Annexation And Pinehurst Rezoning

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the City of Harrodsburg proceed with the annexation of Anderson-Dean Community Park. At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the planning and zoning commission held a public hearing on the city’s annexation of more than 217.4 acres at Anderson-Dean, which is…

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Harrodsburg Selected As One Of Kentucky’s Historic Towns Worth Exploring

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Just in time for Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday, the city has been selected as one of the historic towns in Kentucky worth exploring by WorldAtlas.com. Harrodsburg, the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Kentucky, was selected along with Maysville, Rosine, London, La Grange, Hodgenville and the capitol city of Frankfort. “Established in…

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Tourist Commission Releases Corrected Attendance Figures For Daynabrook

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has issued corrected figures for Daynabrook Farms after the owner complained that figures released last year were inaccurate. According to figures released by the tourist commission, Daynabrook received more than 61,000 visits over the past year from 46,600 visitors. Visits year over year were up…

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