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Donate Blood, Win T-Shirt (While Supplies Last) The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a community blood drive on Friday, June 16, from 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). Between warm-weather activities, family vacations and no school, summer is an exciting time of the year. For those very same reasons, it’s…

Mercer County’s Oldest Live Entertainment Series Is Back Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Picnic In The Park is back. Mercer County’s oldest continuous live entertainment series started back in 1985. It began its 39th season last week with a magic show by Uncle Red under the Osage orange tree. The live entertain runs every Friday…

Weekender June 1–8 Robert Moore Herald Staff Community Theatre’s production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Cinderella” debuts Friday, June 2. This beloved musical includes classic Broadway tunes like “In My Own Little Corner”, “Impossible” and “Ten Minutes Ago.” The musical will run for two weeks. “Cinderella” is directed by Allan Barlow, the managing director of…

Robert Moore Herald Staff 400 Mile Sale begins Thursday. June 1, and runs through Sunday, June 4. Organizers are inviting you to discover the treasures of US 68, not just the barn sales, yard sales, and sidewalk sales, but in the small towns, local diners and country stores. From the Palisades to Perryville, the 400 Mile…

Fiscal Court Enacts Fireworks Ordinance, New Budget Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Representatives from local water districts expressed their concerns to the Mercer County Fiscal Court about a service fee added to utility bills to pay for 911 services. On Tuesday, the fiscal court also gave second reading to a new fireworks ordinance and enacted…

A Native American Reconciliation Ceremony Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Last week, a Native American Reconciliation Ceremony was held at the Big Spring on East Factory Street. Attending the ceremony were people of Native American descent, of European descent and the descendants of the pioneer settlers of Harrodsburg. There were also government representatives present, including…

$25.9 Million Tentative Budget Approved Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education approved schematics and site plans for the elementary school project. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16, the board reviewed the layout for a one-level school building with a gym. There will be room to add a wing…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Things are heating up in Mercer County. Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, and the first three day weekend of the summer is positively packed with things to do, including the Native Dawn Flute Gathering, Ol’ Iron Rundown and the MYPATH Yoga Festival at Terrapin Hill. First up, the Aquatic…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists that Harrodsburg Road/US 68 will be closed between Pekin Pike/KY 33 (milepoint 1.5) and the Jessamine-Mercer County line (milepoint 0.0) for 36 days. The closure starts Wednesday, May 31, and runs through Thursday, July 6. All closures are scheduled on a tentative basis, and subject to change depending…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Aquatic Center at Anderson-Dean Community Park (1501 Louisville Road) will open Saturday, May 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The pool will be open on Sunday, May 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. and Memorial Day Monday, May 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The aquatic center…