Mercer County Band Marches To Semifinals
Ben Sears Contributing Writer The marching band season had been leading up to this day for weeks. From winning reserve grand champion during their first week out to winning grand champion on their fourth week out. The moments have been adding up and the practices have been becoming more intentional. Now the band has found…
Read MoreWeekender Oct. 16—24: Wicked Wines, Halloween At Cummins Ferry And A Whole Lot More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Spook season is here. Wicked Wines and High Spirits Festival at the Lodge at Logan Vineyards Winery happens Saturday, Oct. 18, starting at noon. In addition to wine tastings and Halloween-themed cocktails, there will be live music by Good Thang, Kyra Waits, Brad Harding and Five Below Band. Food trucks…
Read MoreMan Charged After Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident In Harrodsburg
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man faces charges including vehicular homicide after a fatal accident this weekend. According to the uniform citation, the single-vehicle collision happened at approximately 6:05 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, on Lexington Road/U.S. 68 near Chinn Lane and Curry Pike. A 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by Joseph Vinyard, 43,…
Read MoreHalloween Trick-Or-Treating On Friday, Oct. 31
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Trick-or-treating in Harrodsburg and Mercer County will be 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31. Trick-or-treating in Burgin will be 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31. The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission will host Trick or Treat on Main on Friday, Oct. 31, from 6 to…
Read MoreHeavy Discussion Of Oversized Transports In Mercer County
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A resident discussed recent oversized transports moving through the county with the Mercer County Fiscal Court. Natalie Gray approached the fiscal court about the issue at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Gray brought up two transports of oversized equipment transported through Mercer County on U.S. 68 last week…
Read MoreCity Of Harrodsburg Will Begin Picking Up Leaves Monday, Oct. 20
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s that time of year again. It’s leaf collection time. The City of Harrodsburg will start collecting leaves Monday, Oct. 20, through November. The city is reminding residents that leaves should be raked to the edge of the curb for pick-up. Bagged leaves, leaves mixed with grass clippings, trash or…
Read MoreTitans Perform Full Show In Winchester
Ben Sears Contributing Writer [email protected] They knew weeks in advance that they were walking into a difficult situation. It was moments like this that would test their skill and see how they truly stacked up. The Mercer County Band travelled this past weekend to the George Rogers Clark invitational in Winchester. There were 21 bands…
Read MoreA Knight To Forget For Titans Football
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County football (0-7) faced the Lexington Catholic Knights (5-2) for the first time since bowing out to the Knights in the third round of the Class-4A state tournament in 2013 on Friday, Oct. 10, in Lexington. Catholic is chasing a return to the Class-3A state semifinals, and opened play…
Read MoreNancy Royalty
Nancy Elizabeth Lowe Royalty, 88, widow of Bobby Gene Royalty Sr., died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at her residence. Born July 4, 1937, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Ruth Muse Lowe. She was retired, having worked at Johnathan Logan and Mercer Dress, was a member of Immanuel Baptist…
Read MoreTammy Poynter
Tammy Poynter, 53, of Harrodsburg, fiancée of Dave Stahlman, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 5, 1972, in Somerset, she was the daughter of Mazie (Reynolds) Poynter and the late Russell Poynter. She was an entrepreneur and a member of Herrington Lake Pentecostal Church. Survivors,…
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