Jack Searcy Jr.
Jack Tucker Searcy Jr., 82, widower of Glenna Hutchison Searcy, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Born May 18, 1943, he was the son of the late Jack Tucker Searcy Sr. and Anna Lucielle Sloop Searcy. He was a tradesman and a master mechanic, worked for the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Cincinnati Inquirer, was maintenance supervisor…
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Betty Faye (Mize) Turner, 82, of Harrodsburg, widow of John Perry Turner, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at the Harrodsburg Health Care Center in Harrodsburg. Born Feb. 6, 1943, in Somerset, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Nancy Elizabeth (Price) Mize. She worked in the school cafeteria for the Magnolia Indiana…
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James Donald Brown, 89, formerly of Harrodsburg, widower of Lavon Brown, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Born an. 23, 1936, in Louisville, he was the son of the late James W. Brown and Hazel Sherrard of Salvisa. He had small businesses, including sales, oil field work, heavy hauling, gas stations, a…
Read MoreDr. James Moore Jr.
Dr. James Reardon Moore Jr., 89, passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2026. Survivors, in addition to his wife, Madeleine, to whom he was married for over 65 years, include: one brother, William; two sons, Kenneth and Richard and two granddaughters, Pamela and Catherine. Born May 16, 1936, in Long Branch, NJ, he was the…
Read MoreRichard Howard
Richard Alan Howard, 71, husband of Regina Chambers Howard died Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born Nov. 28, 1954, in Mercer County, he was the son of Anna Rose Grider of Harrodsburg and the late Albert Leroy Howard. He was a retired cable repairman for AT&T, a…
Read MoreJohn Votaw
John “Johnny” Coleman Votaw, 83, of Harrodsburg died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation. Born Nov. 16, 1942, in Garrard County, he was the son of the late John C. and Edna (Riley) Votaw. He was retired mechanic from Matthew’s Conveyor in Danville and attended church services provided at Harrodsburg Health and…
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Cleveland Anthony “Tony” Hayden, 68, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born, April 1, 1957, he was the son of Barbara Anne Bruner Hayden and Grover Cleveland Hayden. He was a 1975 graduate of Harrodsburg High School and worked in construction building houses. Survivors include: two sisters, Sandra…
Read MoreLady Titans Can’t Keep Up With West Jessamine On Homecoming Night
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans girls basketball team (10-8) lost, 55-43, to the West Jessamine Colts (12-10) on Friday, Jan. 23. The district matchup was part of a double-header with the Mercer boys team to celebrate homecoming, with West Jessamine getting the best of both teams. It was a rough shooting…
Read MoreColts Pass Titans Late In The Fourth Quarter
Mercer Drops Homecoming Game To West Jessamine Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans boys basketball team (5-16) lost, 44-39, late in their homecoming match-up against the West Jessamine Colts (9-8) on Friday, Jan. 24. It was an eventful night, including a double header with the Mercer Lady Titans playing first, a homecoming…
Read MoreSchool Board Approves Application For New Athletic Complex Project
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education is moving forward with its plans to build a new athletics venue at Mercer County Senior High School. At the school board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, they approved a BG-1 project application for the venue, parking lot, and tennis courts. The project’s…
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