Mercer County Tennis Players Compete At Regional Tournament
Members of the Mercer County Senior High School boys and girls tennis teams competed in the regional tournament May 4-5, at Eastern Kentucky University, with several Titans advancing deep into the individual competition. Although Mercer County did not qualify for the regional team tournament after losses to West Jessamine and Burgin the previous week, several…
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Joseph E. “Joe” Burgin, 84, husband of Janet B. Burgin, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, May 16, in Naples, Florida. Born May 1, 1942, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Elwood and Elizabeth (Dennis) Burgin. He was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, attended Georgetown College and St. Peteresburg College and was a member of…
Read MoreStephens Leads Titans To 46th District Championship Game
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans baseball team (19-15) advanced to the 46th district championship with a 3-0 win over the East Jessamine Jaguars (19-14) on Monday, May 18. Senior pitcher Ayden Stephens pitched all seven innings, struck out 10 batters and gave up four hits and one walk. Senior Noah Worthington…
Read MoreBoys Track Team Win Regions To Qualify For State
Sophomore Joseph Stocker finished fourth in the pole vault for the Titans at the 2A Regional meet on Thursday, May 14 (The Harrodsburg Herald/Wesley Bird). Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans team traveled to Whitley County for the Class 2A Region 5 track meet on Thursday, May 14. The Mercer boys’ team…
Read MoreJanet Spencer
Janet Darland Spencer, 86, widow of Ed Spencer, died Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Willows at Hamburg in Lexington. Born Nov. 21, 1939, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Owen Stanley Darland and Eva Freeman Royalty. She was a retired administrative assistant for the Kentucky State Government and attended Lawrenceburg…
Read MoreBulldogs Track Team Compete At Regions
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Bulldogs track and field team participated in the Class 1A Region 5 track meet at Admiral Stadium in Danville, on Saturday, May 9. The Bulldogs girls track team placed fifth overall and scored 45 points. Burgin boys placed eleventh, scoring 12 points. As a team, they made the…
Read MoreRalph Byrd
Ralph Byrd, 61, husband of Jamie Matherly Byrd, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, May 15, 2026. Born Feb. 28, 1965, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late James Earl and Patricia Ann Smith Byrd. He was a member of the Abundant Life Worship Center and was an Astemo Engineering Technician and a former…
Read MoreTitans Beat Bulldogs To Advance To District Championship
Wesley Bird Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Titans softball team (14-12) beat the Burgin Bulldogs (7-17) 15-0 in three innings in the opening round of the 46th District tournament on Monday, May 18, at West Jessamine. Mercer switched between three different pitchers, with senior Ella Davis starting in the circle, and had three strikeouts.…
Read MoreTourist Commission To Create Local Ambassador Program
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Would you like to be an ambassador for Harrodsburg and Mercer County? The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is creating an ambassador program. At their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 13, the tourist commission voted to begin advertising for their new ambassador program. If hired, ambassadors would pull weeds and collect…
Read MoreScott McCoy Appointed To Burgin City Council
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin resident Scott McCoy has been appointed to the Burgin City Council. McCoy was elected by the city council to fill out Councilwoman Sarah Moran’s unexpired term at their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 12. Moran resigned effective in April. Moran, who had not served on the council before, won…
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