Tourist Commission Approves Contracts For Event Funding Recipients
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is revising its funding process for local events. At their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 11, the tourist commission approved grant disbursement contracts for all tourist funding recipients. In April, the commission approved a $1.2 million budget, which includes $400,000 for sponsorships. The tourist commission…
Read MoreSanitation District Okays New Budget; Bidding Opens On Gwinn Island
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sanitation District approved the 2026 operating budget. The budget, which goes into effect July 1, projects total revenue of $592,850, an increase over the year before, with sales to the City of Burgin accounting for $320,000 of that total. The budget projects the district will pay the…
Read MoreThree Harrodsburg Residents Charged With Child And Animal Abuse
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Three Harrodsburg residents have been arrested and charged with child and animal abuse after police found children living in “awful conditions,” according to the uniform citations. Amy Nichols, 30, Robert Ransdell, 38, and Matthew Hardin, 26, were arrested and charged with 1st degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or…
Read MoreBetty Smith
Betty Smith Betty Gail Smith, 69, wife of Bradley Smith, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Jan. 3, 1956, in Nelson County, she was the daughter of the late George Calvin and Theresa Magdalene (Lamkin) Lewis. She was an operator and inspector for Trim…
Read MoreFred Darland
Fred Darland Fred “Buddy” Darland, 78, husband of the late Andrea Janelle Doyle Darland, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born April 2, 1947, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Onus and Carrie Watts Darland. He served as a sergeant, retiring from the…
Read MoreThomas Childress
Thomas Childress Thomas Andrew “Tom” Childress, 87, of Danville, Judy Tobin Childress, died Sunday, March 9, 2025. Born Sept. 6, 1937, in Bedford, Indiana, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Weyer Childress. He was a 1956 graduate of Bedford High School, a 1961 graduate of Indiana University at Bloomington, where he…
Read MoreBetty Carpenter
Betty Jean Carpenter, 87, widow of Kenny Carpenter, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 11, 1938, in Knox County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle Merdia Miller. She was a retired Sylvania employee. Survivors include: one daughter, Joyce Ann Cox of…
Read MoreMary Bishop
Mary Bishop Mary Jeannette Johnson Bishop, 92, of Lexington and formerly of Salvisa, died Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Hartland Park Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington. Born Aug. 2, 1932, in Mt. Sterling, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Ratliff Johnson. She was a graduate of Mt. Sterling High School, was…
Read MoreFiscal Court Approves $64 Million Budget, Including 2.9 Percent Raise
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court gave second reading to a budget with appropriations of more than $64 million for the 2026 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The budget is a significant increase over the 2025 fiscal year of $41 million and 2024 budget of $22 million. At the fiscal…
Read MoreHarry Strickland
Harry E. Strickland, 91, of Harrodsburg, husband of Maryann Jackson Strickland, died Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baptist Health of Lexington. Born Sept. 24, 1933, in Freehold, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Elvin B. and Ruhuna (Miller) Strickland. He was a retired farmer, former co-owner of the Words of Life Christian…
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