Area News

        The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission held a forum on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Stables to gather community input on potential ordinances related to data centers. Approximately 400 people attended, with nearly 40 speakers sharing their concerns with the commission. After discussions that a hyper-scale data center was…

        The Mercer County Fiscal Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. at the courthouse. Employees at the Mercer County Courthouse will be glad to know that a roofing bid was accepted from Roof Linx of Indiana for $129,724 to put on a new roofing system.…

        The Mercer County Board of Education continues to make decisions for the Mercer County Senior High School Athletic Complex. At the school board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the board approved two documents, including the statement of probable cost. According to that document, the athletic complex is projected to cost…

        The Anderson Dean Park Board held its regularly called meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The board reviewed its over $831,600 budget. Park Board executive director Stephen Ransdell continues to work on park improvements that have been neglected in past years. The board made budget adjustments to fund a $37,800 irrigation pump…

        The City of Harrodsburg held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Feb. 23, at City Hall. Captain Austin Jackson was named interim fire chief to replace Michael Cox, whose resignation is effective at the end of February. Jackson joined the Harrodsburg Fire Department in 2010 and also served as a Mercer…

          A Harrodsburg couple was indicted last week for the abuse of people and animals. Last week, Gregory J. Crawford, 36, and Tabitha R. Crawford, 35,  both of 300 Pheasant Drive were indicted on a single class D felony count of 2nd degree criminal abuse and 62 class A misdemeanor counts…

          On Wednesday, Feb. 11, $2 million dollars in federal funding for the Wilkinson Farm Mega Site Industrial Park, newly named the Bluegrass Innovation Gateway (BIG),  was announced by U.S. Congressman Andy Barr’s office. The investment will help Mercer County continue developing BIG and position the region to attract manufacturers. This…

          The ice is melted and its time to leave the house and participate in all the events going on in Mercer County. If you have a green thumb, or maybe you just wish you did, the Mercer County Extension office, located at 1007 Lexington Road, is hosting a beginning gardening…

        The Harrodsburg Mercer County Tourist Commission (HMCTC) held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Diamond Point Welcome Center. The commission began reviewing a scoring rubric to rate events, enabling greater transparency into how tourism funds are dispersed for local events. “It’s important when people ask how we…

        The City of Burgin held a special-called meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, where Council Travis Keebortz questioned the need for planning and zoning. Previous councils have shied away from rejoining the Greater Harrodsburg Mercer Planning and Zoning, but at Tuesday’s meeting, the council voted unanimously for the city attorney to draft…