Area News

During the GEAR UP Kentucky Institute for a College-Going Culture hosted at the Campbell House in Lexington, on April 25, 2023, GEAR UP Kentucky recognized Students and Outstanding Educators of the Year. Norah Martin has been named the 2022-23 GEAR UP Kentucky Student of the Year for Mercer County Senior High School. To be recognized,…

Free T-Shirt With Gift Of Life (While Supplies Last) Kentucky Blood Center kybloodcenter.org. The Kentucky Blood Center will host a community blood drive Wednesday, May 10, from 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. at the Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street, Harrodsburg). Between warm-weather activities, family vacations and no school, summer is an exciting time of the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Hey Hogtown, no need to get hangry, you’re going to have a lot of opportunities to satisfy your appetite this week. Food Truck Friday kicks off at West Lane Park (345 West Lane) on Friday, April 28, from 6 p.m. to dark. In addition to food trucks like the Scoop,…

Austin Cocanougher Herald Contributor Adrienne Dye, a special education teacher at Mercer County Senior High School, has been selected as the Central Kentucky Education Cooperative (CKEC) State Teacher of the Year. Dye, who has been teaching for nearly 20 years, received the award after being nominated by Mercer County’s new Special Education Director Shanna Hale.…

Harrodsburg Fire Department Gets New Facebook Page Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg has held off on adding a stop sign at the corner of East Factory Street and Greenville Street. At the Harrodsburg City Commission’s regular meeting on Monday, April 24—their first meeting on Facebook—the commissioners did not give second reading…

County Approves $22.9 Million Budget Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Earlier this month, the Mercer County Fiscal Court announced they were considering taking some action on fireworks, with two magistrates volunteering to work on a possible amendment to the county’s noise and nuisance ordinance. At the fiscal court’s meeting on Tuesday, April 25, local resident…

Mercer County Indictments For April Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Versailles man has been indicted in connection to a stolen truck. Last week, Micah Manley, 23, of 810 Tyrone Pike, Versailles, was indicted on charges of receiving stolen property worth $10,000 or more, a class C felony, and 2nd degree fleeing/evading police, a class…

Shaker Village Sheep Safely Grazing For KU LG&E and KU News Spring has sprung, temps are rising and blades of grass and other vegetation are sprouting from the earth and quickly beginning to grow. At E.W. Brown Generating Station in Mercer County, that means Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ flock of sheep have…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A man from Edmunson County is being held on a $100,000 bond after leading police on a high speed pursuit—at one point with multiple blown tires—through downtown Harrodsburg on Tuesday, April 25. At 4:59 p.m., the Harrodsburg Police Department were notified the Kentucky State Police was pursuing a black 2014…

If you’ve used Facebook any time during  the past 16 years, you may be entitled to receive a share of the $725 million settlement to a class action lawsuit over privacy violations—even if you’ve deleted your account. To claim a share of the settlement, you must enter a claim on the website set up to…