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Webb, Hopkins And Story Are Among Those Charged Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Grand Jury handed down indictments last Wednesday on charges including assault, drug trafficking and criminal mischief. ASSAULT A Burgin man who set off a brief manhunt after a domestic dispute earlier this month has been indicted. The Mercer County…

Opponents Site Traffic, Property Values As Concerns Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com It was standing room only at last week’s meeting of the Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission. The majority of the audience were there to voice their opposition to the proposed building of a Dollar General store at the intersection of Ashley…

Rolling Thunder will come to Harrodsburg  to honor US Navy this weekend. A remembrance and wreath laying ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 23, at the Mercer County Judicial Center at 2 p.m. Tapp, a Harrodsburg native, is one of an estimated 2,500 Americans who remain unnaccounted for after the Vietnam War. “As a community…

Registry Could Help With Investigations, Sheriff Says Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is looking to build a camera database. The sheriff’s office is asking local businesses and residents to register their security cameras. This is the first step in the Community Camera Initiative, in which the sheriff’s office hopes to…

Boyle Wants To Spend More On Staffing, Treatment Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com A proposed new budget for the Boyle County Detention Center would boost staff salaries, hire up to five more people and  improve rehabilitation and re-entry services for inmates. But first it has to be passed by both the Mercer and Boyle County…

Thoughts And Goals From Community Leaders Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff jmarsh@harrodsburgherald.com (Editor’s note: This is a weekly series interviewing community leaders to share their thoughts and goals for the community.) Mike Sanford is currently serving dual leadership roles as executive director for the Mercer County Sanitation District and Lake Village Water Association. His leadership roles have…

New Location, New Programs But Same Goals Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff jmarsh@harrodsburgherald.com Mercer Transformation is a non-profit created to bring positive change to Mercer County. Their mission is to create opportunities, revitalize individuals and families through education, human services, faith-based organizations and civic groups.  The organization recently relocated to Main Street and hopes to be…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff jmarsh@harrodsburgherald.com April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and according to Mercer County’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in 2018 Mercer had 290 reports that met the criteria for abuse. Mercer County organizations are collaborating to raise awareness and foster prevention throughout the community. Sharon Perkins, coordinator for Burgin Family…