Burgin City Council Talks Sewer Bills
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] “I am about 30 seconds away from canceling the contract with the Mercer County Sanitation District,” said Burgin Mayor Joe Monroe at the Burgin City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Monroe, a firefighter and former city councilman who assumed the mayor’s office at the beginning of 2023, and the…
Read MoreArchery Begins Season On Target
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titan archery team opened its season last weekend, Saturday, Jan. 6 in Harrodsburg. This weekend, Saturday, Jan.13, the Titans traveled to West Jessamine Middle School where they would face the Colts and Lexington-area schools such as Lafayette, Tates Creek and Henry Clay. The varsity squad earned a…
Read MoreRandy Pidcock
Steven Randel “Randy” Pidcock, age 68, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Princeton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lexington. Randy was born on Aug. 25, 1955, in Caldwell County to his mother, Shirley Jean Mathews Pidcock and late father, Louie Pidcock Jr. He lived in Providence while he was employed at…
Read MoreMichael Horn
Michael Horn, 55, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at his home. Born June 27, 1968, in Mercer County, he was the son of Lois Marie (Chilton) Harmon, of Harrodsburg and the late John Horn Jr. He was a cook for O’Charleys and was a member of Member of Mt. Pleasant Church. Survivors, in…
Read MoreJanet Guthrie
Mary Janet Howard Guthrie, 90, widow of Robert W. Guthrie, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at her residence. Born Dec. 29, 1933, in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late William Wallace Howard and Ruth German Elliott. She was a retired homemaker, was a Girl Scouts leader, was a member of the Harrodsburg Chapter…
Read MorePeggy Gorham
Peggy Gorham, 86, widow of Charles F. Gorham, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Willows in Harrodsburg. Born Jan. 2, 1938, she was the daughter of the late John B. (JB) Hurst and Helen (Moreland) Richardson. She was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, attended Harrodsburg Vocational School, retired from the Mercer County School System…
Read MoreJames Gibson
James Michael Gibson, 63, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born Jan. 9, 1961, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late James Gibson Jr. and Mary Hardin Gibson. He was a former Turf Catering employee at Keeneland and a tradesman. Survivors include: one brother, Marty…
Read MoreJack Gast
Jack Charles Gast, 80, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at the Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 22, 1943, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was the son of the late Carol and Laverne Hitz Gast. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha, was a U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran of Vietnam…
Read MoreDelbert Hamner
Delbert Lee Hamner, 83, husband of Florence Hamner, of Lancaster, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Lancaster. Born June 13, 1940, in Burgin, he was the son of the late James Herbert and Ima Lee Galliher Hamner. He had served as a member of the Army National Guard, was a farmer and a member of…
Read MoreDarlene Bowles
Darlene B. Bowles, 88, widow of Robert A. Bowles Sr., of Mercer County, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Brookdale Assisted Living in Richmond, Ind. Born Dec. 1, 1935, in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Gladys Newby Baker. She was a farmer and homemaker and was a member…
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