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Organizers Still Looking For Sponsors For James Harrod Statue Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Now it’s time for Mercer County residents to help name James Harrod’s dog. Voters can select what they think is the best name using the QR code or visiting shorturl.at/wyEP2. The winner of the contest will receive the first of 75…

Tourist Commission Looks Into Purchasing Main Street Property Editor’s Note: The photograph caption was edited to include the correct identification for the performer. We regret the error. Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourism Commission have agreed to sponsor an event at Old Fort Harrod State Park that will honor and celebrate Native…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission held their last meeting of 2022 last week. In a special-called meeting, the commissioners handled a few last pieces of business for 2022. They also laid out some of the challenges that the new city commission will face in 2023. First, the commission voted unanimously to…

Many Blood Types At Critical Levels The Kentucky Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street, Harrodsburg). The Kentucky Blood Center is urging local lifesavers to roll up their sleeves and donate this week after the recent…

Latest update on road conditions from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC): Crews worked overnight plowing routes in all of the 12 counties–including Mercer County–within District 7. Personnel continue today with snow removal operations. A shift change for personnel will take place at midnight. Temperatures remain dangerously low for all counties. Road conditions are described as…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] We know you’re busy this week making your list and checking it twice, but there is still time to check out the Harrodsburg Christmas Forest at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street). Running until Jan. 6, there are over 40 Christmas trees decorated for the holidays. The…

Utility Announces Plan To Retire Third Of Generating Fleet By 2028 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (KU) has announced they will retire nearly one-third of the utility provider’s fleet generation by 2028. In a press release, KU said they plan to build two natural gas plants, add a…

Editor’s Note: In the print edition, board member Cliff Prewitt’s name is misspelled. We regret the error. Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education has given preliminary approval to a project to renovate the bathrooms at King Middle School. The renovations have a projected total cost of more than $1.1 million…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Last month, Sarah Gray Steele made history when she won election as Mercer County Judge-Executive. Gray Steele, along with Mercer County Magistrate-elect Susan Thompson Barrington and Melinda Wofford, the first Black woman elected to the Burgin City Council, represent the changing face of politics in Mercer County, one where the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials are warning the public to take precautions as a blast of bitter cold—including a possible “flash freeze”—is predicted to roar through the area. The National Weather Service is forecasting that an Arctic front will usher in bitterly cold air Thursday night, with dangerously cold conditions through the holiday weekend.…