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Dillon Warren And Georgetown Tigers Advance To NAIA Quarterfinals

Sam Warren Herald Staff sports@harrodsburgherald.com The Georgetown College Tigers (9-1) won their first NATA Football Championship Series game since 2017 against the Baker University Wildcats (9-3) of Baldwin City, Kansas, on Saturday, Nov. 25. The Tigers didn’t scrape by either, Baker never really had a chance and the Tigers offense was firing on all cylinders.…

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City Commission Asked To Consider Options For Former Armory, Including Possibly Evicting Current Tenants

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com While the current tenants of the former National Guard Armory on College Street have said they would like to continue using the building, veterans advocate Jack Mattingly asked the Harrodsburg City Commission to evict them and allow the building to be used as a veterans’ hall of fame. Two weeks…

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Mercer Comes From Behind For Big Season Opening Win

April Ellis Herald Staff After a rough perfor­mance in their second pre­season scrimmage Saturday against Hazard High School, the Mercer County Titans opened the official season with a 62-60 victory over the Somerset High School Briar Jumpers on Monday night Nov. 27. It was a tale of two halves for the Titans. They sta11ed out…

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Mercer School Board Reviews Dress Policy

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Board of Education gave first reading to an updated dress policy at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Most of the changes include revising the language. If approved, the new policy would allow the cheerleading team to wear uniforms that featured colors other than Mercer’s regular…

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Fiscal Court Holds Off On Jail Break

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The Mercer County Fiscal Court held off on making a decision on dissolving the interlocal agreement with Boylc County concerning the operation of Boyle County Detention Center. The Boyle County Fiscal Court already voted to end the agreement, which was passed by the fiscal courts of both Mercer and Boyle…

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Lady Bulldogs Take Down Sayre

Sam Warren Herald Staff sports@harrodsburgherald.com The Burgin Lady Bulldogs opened the high school basket­ball season with a comeback win over Lexington-Sayre on Monday, Nov. 27. Isabella Mayes fought for the offensive board and laid it in off the backboard for Burgin’s first basket of the 2023-24 season. Both offenses sra1ted slow and struggled to make…

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Looking Forward To Christmas? Your 2023 Holiday Guide

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Let’s take a look at some of the holiday events being planned in Mercer County. Christmas Decorations The Christmas Forest at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street) was lit Sunday, Nov. 26, and will continue throughout the holiday season.…

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Post Office Releases Holiday Shipping Deadlines

To assist customers with their preparations for the upcoming busy holiday shopping and shipping season, the U.S. Postal Service is providing 2023 holiday shipping and mailing deadlines. The information below covers domestic, international and military shipping destinations to allow for the timely delivery of cards, letters and packages by Dec. 25. No Holiday Surcharges The Postal…

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