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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 17th Annual 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration happens Monday, Jan. 16, at the Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). The celebration of King’s life starts with breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by the commemorative march at 9 a.m. The program starts at 9:30 a.m. with Affrilachian…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mayor Billy Whitenack has handed in his resignation, which goes into effect on Monday, Jan. 23. “This decision does not come easily, however, due to my wife and I purchasing a property outside the city limits, I am unable to continue to serve as mayor,” Whitenack said in his resignation…

Breakfast, March And Program Starts 8 A.M. Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The community is invited to Mercer County’s 17th Annual 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). This year’s theme reflects the state’s theme, “I know that love is ultimately the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court—including new Judge-Executive Sarah Gray Steele and new magistrates Stephen “Pete” Elliott, Susan Barrington and Kevin Hicks—convened for the first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The new members got a crash course in the minutiae of running a government, approving budgets for the county…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission began setting their house in order for the new year, including trying to clean up a mess from years past. In a special called meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3, the city commission assigned departments. Commissioner Charlie Mattingly took over the public works department, which he supervised…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After two weekends of Christmas and New Year’s—with a severe storm thrown in there somewhere—we don’t know about you, but we’re tired. Mercer County needs at least a weekend to recover. While January may be a slow month, there is still plenty to look forward to, with the events—including the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has been awarded over $97,000 in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to advertise the city and promote its attractions, according to a press release. “We are excited to receive this funding from the state of Kentucky. These funds will allow us to…

Magistrate Jackson Retires After Nearly Three Decades Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] In their last meeting for 2022, the Mercer County Fiscal Court approved a request for $60,650 from the Mercer County Sanitation District. Earlier in December, the fiscal court approved an ordinance allowing the cash strapped sanitation district to increase sewer fees. The minimum…

HPD Is Asking For The Public’s Help Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the burglars who broke into Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken. Two men pried open the drive-thru window around 4 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, according to HPD Patrolman Joshua Butcher, the investigating…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s a busy weekend up ahead, with New Year’s Even on Saturday and the Epiphany—the twelfth and final day of Christmas—on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2022. But take some time to check out the Harrodsburg Christmas Forest at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street). Running until Jan. 6,…