Harrodsburg Requires Property Owners To Be Present During Service Calls
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission gave first reading to an ordinance requiring property owners or their designees to be present at the property when water service is requested. At their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 25, the commissioners learned the need for the ordinance became apparent after a recent. The owner…
Read MoreUncertainty Defines Kentucky Football
Austin Cocanougher Contributing Writer With just hours remaining until football season officially kicks off in the bluegrass, the University of Kentucky is finalizing the puzzle of what the 2025 version of the Wildcats is going to look like. Coming off a fairly disappointing 2024 campaign, a “motivated” Mark Stoops claims this team is full of…
Read MoreArias Spends Time Abroad Working With Endangered Breed
Mercer County Resident Xiomara Arias journeyed to Puerto Rico this summer to spend time learning more about the endangered horse breed, the Puerto Rican Paso Fino. Arias is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology. She will continue her education by pursuing a…
Read MoreTitan Volleyball Moves To 3-0 After Defeating Lady Cougars
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans volleyball team (3-0) beat the Somerset Christian Lady Cougars (2-1) in an exciting 3-1 battle Thursday, Aug. 21. The Titans started strong, winning the first set easily with a 25-13 outcome, but lost the second set in a close battle, 23-25. They went on to secure…
Read MoreMercer Can’t Keep Up With The Commodores
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans football team dropped their season opener, 29-66, to the Tates Creek Commodores in the Little Caesars Fort Harrod Bowl Saturday, Aug. 23. The Titans went toe to toe in the first half of the game and went into halftime with the lead, 29-26. The second half…
Read MoreLocal Organization Questions Tourist Commission Funding Requirements
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] At least one local organization is questioning the requirements of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission for funding. At the tourist commission’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, Doug Miell, president of the he Harrodsburg Historical Society, said the society could not sign the grant agreement because it would place obligation…
Read MoreKevin Wallace Appointed To Burgin City Council
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin resident Kevin Wallace has been appointed to the Burgin City Council. Wallace was elected by the city council to fill out Jamie Keebortz’s unexpired term on the county at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Keebortz, who has served on the city council since 2016, was appointed to…
Read MoreTitan Soccer Picks Up First Win Of Season
Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan soccer (1-1) picked up its first win of the season in thrilling fashion on Thursday, Aug. 14, on the new turf field at Garrard County High School. The Golden Lions were raring to begin the first game of their season, and they came out on the front…
Read MoreMercer Cross Country Looks To Make A Run At Another Successful Season
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Cross Country has been training tirelessly this summer in hopes of another successful performance at the regional meet and an appearance at the state meet. The program graduated two runners on the boys’ team– Marshall Hart and Mason Sanders, who led the boys to a 16th-place finish out…
Read MoreComing Off Back-To-Back District Championships, Titans Kicks Off Football Season With High Hopes
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County football achieved a feat last fall that the program had never had: back-to-back district championships. The newest member of Class-3A District 4, Lexington Catholic, will undoubtedly make a three-peat more difficult to attain. Still, the most significant challenge ahead for Titan Football is a lack of depth. “The…
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