Drug Take Back Day On Saturday, April 26
The next Mercer County Drug Take Back Day will be Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Mercer County Fiscal Courthouse (207 West Lexington Street). Citizens are encouraged to bring all their unwanted, unknown, unused or expired prescription (narcotic and non-narcotic) or over the counter medicines for safe disposal, including pills, salves…
Read MoreWeekender For April 10—18: Farmers Market, Spring Brawl, Holy Week And So Much More
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Due to the weather, all events should be considered provisional. Check for cancellations. The Burgin Community Yard Sale starts today, Thursday, April 10, and runs though Saturday, April 12. The yard sale was postponed last week because of weather. It will be open for anyone who wants to set up.…
Read MoreBoard Members Object To Fiscal Court’s North Mercer Water District Appointments
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Members of the North Mercer Water District’s board of dicectors objected to what they felt were political appointments to the board. At the regular meeting of the Mercer County Fiscal Court, two appointments were made to the board, which begin May 1 and run through April 30, 2029. The fiscal…
Read MoreMercer Starts To Clean Up From The Flooding
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The worst of the flooding that’s hit Mercer County and Central Kentucky appear to be over. Now the clean up begins. Mercer County is opening up the Mercer County Transfer Station (902 Moberly Road) for free dumping for county residents. According to a Facebook post, that includes brush debris, household…
Read MoreLGE & KU Open Dix Dam Gates
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, the operator of the Dix Dam Generating Station, opened spill gates Friday. Dix Dam is an extension of E.W. Brown Generating Station in Burgin. Just shy of 11 inches of rain fell on Mercer County since Thursday, April 3, according to…
Read MoreCities On The Brink: Storms Leave Locals Dealing With Too Much And Not Enough Water
Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] This weekend’s weather put Harrodsburg, Mercer County and much of Central Kentucky in the situation of having to deal with too much water and not seeming to have enough water at the same time. Just shy of 11 inches of rain fell on Mercer County since Thursday, April 3, according…
Read MoreDarrel Watts
Darrel Dewayne Watts, 74, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Feb. 18, 1951, he was the son of the late Hezekaih June Watts and Dorothy Roberts Price. He was a member at Pioneer Baptist Church and worked as a steeplejack for R&P Chimneys. Survivors include:…
Read MoreDiane Simms
It is with sadness that the family of Diane Simms announces her passing on April 3, 2025, at the age of 81 years. Born on March 16, 1944, in Denver, Col., she was the daughter of the late, Hugh L. and Martha K. Davis. Stationed in Colorado, her father served as a paratrooper instructor for…
Read MoreJoe Russell
Joe Allen Russell, 77, husband of Shelby Hendren Russell, died Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Danville. Born on Oct. 7, 1947, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Henry and Hazel Russell. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a farmer and a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to his…
Read MoreHarold Mullins
Harold Mullins, 72, husband of Doris Darland Mullins, died Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 23, 1952, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Homer Jefferson and Ellie Griffin Mullins. He was retired from the Kentucky State Highway Department and was a member of…
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