Dual Credit Scholarships Awarded To Burgin Students
Thirty-seven students at Burgin Independent High School were awarded funding through the Mercer County Community High School Dual Credit Scholarship for the Fall 2025 semester, receiving a total of $17,543 to support their college coursework. The scholarship is funded by Carol Conover, a longtime advocate for dual credit opportunities who is passionate about expanding access…
Read MoreHarrodsburg Is One Of A Kind
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg has been named one of six one-of-a-kind small towns in Kentucky. That compliment comes courtesy of Bradley Cooper, not the actor, but a writer with WorldAtlas.com, which bills itself as one of the most significant online publishing resources in geography and other topics, including sociology, demography, environment, economics, politics…
Read MorePostal Service Changes Could Impact When Mail Gets Postmarked
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Unites States Postal Service has made changes customers should keep in mind, especially as we move into income tax season. The postal service has made what they call adjustments to their transportation operations that will result in some pieces of mail not arriving at the processing facilities on the…
Read MoreTitans Pull Out Overtime Win Against The Bulldogs
April Ellis Herald Staff It was the first match-up of the season for cross-county rivals, the Mercer County Titans (2-11) and the Burgin Bulldogs (3-7) on Friday, Jan. 2, on their home floor. It was the first district matchup for the Titans and the second for the Bulldogs. It was tight throughout the game and…
Read MoreIzzie Carlton Reaches Milestone, But Lady Titans Fall Short Against Wolverines
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans girls basketball team (7-5) came up short in the Century Bank Holiday Classic Championship against the Western Hills Wolverines (10-3), 52-61, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. The Titans entered the match-up on a four-game winning streak, including a 43-39 victory over tournament host Anderson County. This…
Read MoreBusy New Year For Titans Archery
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans archery team hosted two New Year’s tournaments on Saturday, Jan. 3, with a traditional bullseye tournament and 3D tournament. The Mercer County high school team finished second in both tournaments with an overall score of 3239 in Bullseye and a 1556 in 3D. The top overall…
Read MoreWilna Thompson
Wilna Mizner Thompson, 88, widow of Lonnie Rhea Thompson of Salvisa, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 27, 1937, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ada (Mizner) Dawson. She was a retired auditing technologist for Kentucky Department of Transportation and a member…
Read MoreBarbara Haggard
Barbara Haggard, 81, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Heritage Hall Care Center in Lawrenceburg. Born April 26, 1944, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis “J.L.” and Anna Pearl (Downey) Tyler. She was a forklift operator for American Greetings and was a member of the Hopewell…
Read MoreStanley Pennington Jr.
Stanley Pennington Jr., husband of Marlene Roller of Stanford, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born April 16, 1943, in Manchester, he was the son of the late Stanley and Ida Mae Stewart Pennington Sr. He was the owner of Pennington Painting. Survivors, in addition to wife,…
Read MoreEvelyn Cocanougher
Evelyn Sexton Cocanougher, 91, widow of Marvin Leon Cocanougher, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Feb. 5, 1934, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Fannie Pulliam Sexton. She was a retired Mercer County Schools Food Service employee and attended Shawnee Run…
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