Area News

Harrodsburg Goes Green For St. Patrick’s Day Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg First Main Street Program is partnering with the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission to throw the first annual Downtown Harrodsburg’s Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 18. Everyone is invited to hit the streets of Harrodsburg for St. Patrick’s Day and visit participating…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s another big weekend in Mercer County with the return of the Friday Night Fish Fry—Fish Fryday—at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (3501 Lexington Road). Every Friday from March 3 to April 7 , the Trustees’ Table at Shaker Village will host a fish fry starting at 5 p.m. with…

Casey Roberts Herald Staff [email protected] Three teachers at Burgin Independent School have been nominated and selected by their peers and students for the teacher of the year award. Elementary Reading Interventionist Leslye Turner, Middle School Language Arts teacher Amanda Rulon and High School Language Arts teacher Megan Berketis will be recognized by the University of…

School Board Gets Construction Update Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials at Mercer County Schools hope the high school softball team will be able to start their season on their newly refurbished field on Tuesday, March 14, but the baseball team will be unable to make use of their new ball field for at least…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg needs 150 more people to sign up before Republic Services will reintroduce recycling. In October, the city announced they needed 100 people to sign up to bring back recycling. Amy Kays-Huffman, the water department supervisor for the City of Harrodsburg. Hays-Huffman said Republic Services has said they now need…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg City is partnering with the Mercer County Fiscal Court and the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Authority to intervene in Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ plan to build a 120-megawatt solar array on the Wilkinson farm property along US 127. At their regular meeting on Monday,…

Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man has been indicted after threatening family members and discharging firearms. Shawn Lee Brodeur, 47, of 335 Bethel Road, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 11, after shooting firearms more than 30 times in his residence, according to the uniform citation. According to a Mercer County…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court is preparing for a big bill for the regional jail. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28, the fiscal court voted to transfer $500,000 from the county’s payroll-net profit account to the jail account.  Judge-Executive Sarah Steele noted the county had not made a…

The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a community blood drive on Wednesday, March 8, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). Kentucky donors are encouraged to gallop in and save lives and get their hands on an exciting new shirt. All donors will receive a “Hold Your Horses” T-shirt…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of E.B. White’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” kicks off a two-week run on Friday, Feb. 24. The best-selling children’s novel of all time, “Charlotte’s Web” tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a pig and spider. The YouthStage production will also have seven school matinees…