Weekender April 27—May 4: Food Trucks, Hungry Harrodsburg, Prom, Model Trains And More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Hey Hogtown, no need to get hangry, you’re going to have a lot of opportunities to satisfy your appetite this week. Food Truck Friday kicks off at West Lane Park (345 West Lane) on Friday, April 28, from 6 p.m. to dark. In addition to food trucks like the Scoop,…
Read MoreMercer’s Adrienne Dye Named Teacher Of The Year
Austin Cocanougher Herald Contributor Adrienne Dye, a special education teacher at Mercer County Senior High School, has been selected as the Central Kentucky Education Cooperative (CKEC) State Teacher of the Year. Dye, who has been teaching for nearly 20 years, received the award after being nominated by Mercer County’s new Special Education Director Shanna Hale.…
Read MoreMercer County Baseball Honors Griffin Baker
Austin Cocanougher Herald Contributor This past weekend, Mercer County baseball hosted its first annual Griffin Baker Memorial Tournament. The tournament welcomed three highly ranked high school teams, Taylor County, Collins and Ballard High Schools, and followed a “round-robin” style of play with each team playing two of the three. From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.…
Read MoreCity Holds Off On Stop Sign
Harrodsburg Fire Department Gets New Facebook Page Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg has held off on adding a stop sign at the corner of East Factory Street and Greenville Street. At the Harrodsburg City Commission’s regular meeting on Monday, April 24—their first meeting on Facebook—the commissioners did not give second reading…
Read MoreStrong Sixth Inning Lifts Lady Titans To Victory Over Southwestern
Wade Lane Herald Staff The Mercer County Lady Titans stole the lead late and defeated Southwestern 9-7 on Saturday, April 22. Mercer came off a 3-8 loss to the Dragons of Green County earlier that day, wanted to win and strike an even .500 on the day. In the top of the first inning, Mercer’s…
Read MoreResidents Urge Fiscal Court To Take Action On Fireworks
County Approves $22.9 Million Budget Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Earlier this month, the Mercer County Fiscal Court announced they were considering taking some action on fireworks, with two magistrates volunteering to work on a possible amendment to the county’s noise and nuisance ordinance. At the fiscal court’s meeting on Tuesday, April 25, local resident…
Read MoreMercer’s Jai Maria Piazza Sets New Record In Long Jump
Timberlynn Yeast Herald Staff The Mercer County girls and boys track team traveled to the University of Louisville this weekend, April 21 and 22. Thirteen athletes competed at Eastern Relays, one of the most prestigious meets in Kentucky. Teams traveled from all over the state and country to compete. The select few Titans traveled to…
Read MoreIndictments Include Receiving Stolen Property, Drug Possession
Mercer County Indictments For April Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Versailles man has been indicted in connection to a stolen truck. Last week, Micah Manley, 23, of 810 Tyrone Pike, Versailles, was indicted on charges of receiving stolen property worth $10,000 or more, a class C felony, and 2nd degree fleeing/evading police, a class…
Read MoreBurgin Struggles At Plate Against East Jessamine
Jordan Axsom Herald Staff The 0-12-1 Burgin Bulldogs faced the 10-10 West Jessamine Colts on Thursday, April 20. The Colts wasted no time getting three fast runs until Burgin second baseman Adrian Quiroz caught a fly-out, giving the Colts less room to breathe. Shortly after, Buring forced another out coming from a ground ball that…
Read More‘Four-Legged Lawnmowers’ Back To Work At E.W. Brown Solar Farm
Shaker Village Sheep Safely Grazing For KU LG&E and KU News Spring has sprung, temps are rising and blades of grass and other vegetation are sprouting from the earth and quickly beginning to grow. At E.W. Brown Generating Station in Mercer County, that means Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ flock of sheep have…
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