City Raises Payroll Tax And Net Profit Tax
Commission Approves History Underfoot Tour Sept. 16–17 Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners voted to increase the payroll tax and net profit tax. At their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 8, the commissioners gave second reading to ordinance 2022-11, which raises the payroll tax and net profit tax from 1 percent…
Read MoreCorning Foundation, Inc. awards MCES $10,000 grant
Lane Hall Herald Staff lane@harrodsburgherald.com Missy Tetirick, teacher at the Mercer County Elementary School since 2007, applied for and received a $10,000 grant from Corning to fund a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program for the school. The class, coming to MCES this August, will join the special classes rotation. It will…
Read MoreWeekender For Aug. 4–11: 127 Yard Sale, New Works Festival, Craft Festival, D.A.R.E Day And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The 127 Yard Sale is back. The world’s largest yard sale runs from sun up to sundown from Thursday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 7. While there will be sales practically everywhere in Mercer County, the biggest will be at the Smock Farm (3580 Louisville Road) with more than 100…
Read MoreMercer To Send First Shipment Of Supplies To Eastern Kentucky Friday
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Even as Mercer County prepares to send off a first shipment of supplies, the flooded Appalachian communities of Eastern Kentucky were hit with more rain. On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the death toll from the flooding had increased to 37 while hundreds of people remained unaccounted for five days…
Read MoreMercer Man Is One Of Two People Arrested In Connection To Gravel Switch Shooting
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Two people, including a local man, have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Marion County that sent one man to the hospital. Edwin Riley, 45, of Harrodsburg, was placed in the Shelby County Detention Center on Wednesday, uly 27, at 8:28 a.m., according to the jail website. Riley…
Read MoreLocal Artisans Display Their Wares At Craft Fair
Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Artisans are coming from as far away as Minnesota for the 2022 Shaker Village Craft Fair this weekend and Mercer County will be well represented. The craft fair, which is co-sponsored by Hardscuffle Inc. and Bluegrass Sotheby’s, happens Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5…
Read MoreGolf Preview: Devine To Coach Mercer’s First Girls Golf Team In Five Years
Wesley Bird Herald Staff wesley@harrodsburgherald.com Mercer golf is back on course in more ways than one this fall. After five years of not having a girls golf team Kristen Devine has taken over as the girls head golf coach with five new young players. The Mercer boys golf program is as steady as they come…
Read MoreLocal Playwrights Featured At Ragged Edge’s New Works Festival
April Ellis Herald Staff Ragged Edge Community Theatre presents its third New Works Festival this weekend, starting Friday, Aug. 5, and running through Sunday, Aug. 7. This year’s festival features three Kentucky playwrights, with two from Harrodsburg. Rev. Albert J. DeGiacomo returns to the New Works Festival with his play, “Dorothy: Day and Night, Night…
Read MoreYoung, Gains Inducted Into Mercer Fair Hall Of Fame
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show wrapped up Saturday night and though rain caused issues, along with all of Eastern Kentucky, it was still a successful week drawing international competitors for the Saddle Seat Competition and world class saddlebred exhibitors and horses. Also on Saturday night, two longtime horse show…
Read MoreMercer Boys Soccer Fields Biggest Senior Class In Team History
Sam Warren Herald Staff sports@harrodsburgherald.com Mercer County boys soccer took a step forward in 2021. Implementing a new tactical system under new coach Jeremy Carlson could have been difficult to execute in just one season. There were many signs of a dominant side capable of holding the ball and creating chances against top competition, but…
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