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Boyle County Looking At Building New Jail Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials took a tour of the Boyle County Detention Center at last week’s meeting of the Mercer and Boyle County Joint Jail Committee. The also discussed complaints from Mercer County law enforcement and learned that Boyle County intends to build a new jail.…

City Council Also Tackles Housing, Training Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin will receive state funds to help with flooding. Burgin Mayor Joe Monroe made the announcement at last week’s Burgin City Council meeting, which was held on Tuesday, Feb. 14. “We have been informed that we are getting state money to finish off the…

Hillary Smith UKNow [email protected] “That day I woke up feeling completely normal.” At 37 years old, Salvisa resident Jessica Moore is still taken aback as she reflects on what transpired last July. Jessica and her husband, Joe, are the proud parents of three young children, a 14-year-old border collie and several other critters. The family…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The price of eggs in Harrodsburg has become front page news across the nation. What started as a Facebook post by WLEX-18 has been picked up by media outlets including Newsweek, Yahoo, Mashed and the Today show. It’s the most media attention Harrodsburg has received in quite a while. What’s…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Scott Moseley is the new mayor of Harrodsburg. The Harrodsburg City Commission voted to name Moseley as the new mayor at a special-called meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Immediately after convening the meeting, the commission went into executive session to conduct interviews and deliberate. After nearly an hour, the commission…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDTIOR’S NOTE: This article originally had the wrong image for Michael Cannon. We apologize for the error. A man and woman are in jail after being caught intoxicated outside a local supermarket this weekend. On Sunday, Feb, 12, officers from the Harrodsburg Police Department made contact with two intoxicated individuals…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tim Hurt is the new chief of the Harrodsburg Police Department. On Monday, the Harrodsburg Police Department voted unanimously to promote Hurt to chief of police at $30 an hour pending background check and blood test. Hurt joined the HPD as the assistant police chief in 2019. Before that, he…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man has been arrested and charged after threatening family members and discharging firearms. Shawn Lee Brodeur, 47, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 11, after shooting firearms more than 30 times in his residence, according to the uniform citation. According to Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, Brodeur was…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Jailer Bret “Chambo” Chamberlain complained to the Mercer County Fiscal Court about the Boyle County Detention Center turning down arrestees whom Chamberlain insisted had been medically cleared. Chamberlain specifically complained about an arrestee suffering with mental issues on Feb. 3. “She was physically fine,” Chamberlain said. He said…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Valentine’s Day is coming up and it’s time to show your love. Show your love for Mercer County, that is, at the Mercer Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Love Local Awards Dinner, which happens Thursday, Feb. 16, starting at 5:30 p.m. The chamber is inviting everyone to take the…