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Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Oktoberfest is back and it’s bigger than ever. After a year off due to COVID-19, the biggest event in downtown Harrodsburg returns. The festival starts Friday, Oct. 1, starting at 5 p.m. and continues through Sunday, Oct. 3. “We have some exciting things planned this year,” said Allen Goldie, chair…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The state is scheduled to begin work replacing the the bridge on New Dixville Road/Kentucky 1941 next week. On Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7 a.m. the bridge will close. Motorists are being advised to take the signed detour set up by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Signs are in place to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Fall is here and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is inviting you to start your autumn off right at the Harvest Fest on Saturday, Sept. 25, and Sunday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to process sorghum and press apples for cider or take a hayride,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com A Harrodsburg man has been accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend during a domestic dispute. This is the second strangulation arrest made by the Harrodsburg Police Department this month. Police responded to a domestic dispute complaint in the vicinity of Franks Court on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 11:40 p.m.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com The committee that oversees Boyle County Detention Center is advertising for a home incarceration monitoring system. At the last two joint jail committee meetings, representative for two different surveillance systems made presentations about putting such a system in place at BCDC. Last Friday, William Rayens of Commonwealth Testing Inc. discussed…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com A local man has been indicted for accidentally killing a woman this summer. Last week, the Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Robert Freeman, 18, of 243 Dix Dam Road, for reckless homicide and tampering with physical evidence, both class D felonies. According to the uniform citation, Freeman and several other…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Both local school systems have voted to end the universal masking mandate. Masking had been mandated—first by Gov. Andy Beshear and then the Kentucky Board of Education—but the General Assembly passed Senate Bill I in a special session, giving local school districts control of the decision making process. While the…

Katie Neal Contributing Writer In January, Campbellsville University will introduce a new model of chiropractic education with the opening of its School of Chiropractic.  With a recently completed state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot facility in Harrodsburg, the doctoral program will be the first in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the only one within a 300-mile radius.  Even though…

Robert Moore Herald Staff rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com Two big events make this a very busy weekend: the return of the Fort Harrod Jazz Festival and the Ragged Edge Community Theatre. The Fort Harrod Jazz Festival has moved to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill with 12 acts scheduled to play over three days. The festival kicks off with…