Area News

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The leaves are changing color, the days are getting shorter and Harrodsburg’s full of scarecrows. It’s nearly Halloween and local cities are setting times for trick-or-treating. The Harrodsburg City Commission set the date at Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5–8 p.m. According to Judge-Executive Scott Moseley, Mercer County will hold trick-or-treating…

There will be two Mercer County General Political Candidate Forums in October. The first will be held in Harrodsburg on Monday, Oct. 24, and the second in Burgin on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Both start at 6:30 p.m. On Monday, Oct. 24, the forum will be at the Mercer County Senior High School Auditorium (1124 Moberly…

City Council Gets Progress Reports On Development Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin may soon have to change its welcome signs. The friendly little city is getting bigger, but with growth comes growing pains, which the Burgin City Council were struggling with at their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11. First, Ken Stewart, the owner of…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County is joining the faith trail. Last week, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission voted join with other tourist agencies—including Ark Encounter—to start a Kentucky faith trail. Daarik Gray, the executive-director of the tourist commission, said Mercer County would be one of a few counties to have two stops on…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Corning has received permission to build a new warehouse. On Monday, Oct. 17, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a development plan submitted by Corning to build a 7,200 square foot warehouse at 680 East Office Street. The property is zoned I-1 (light industrial). The warehouse will be…

State Releases School Report Cards Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky Department of Education has released the annual School Report Card data from the 2021-2022 academic year. As in previous years, the new color-coded report card has Burgin Independent as one of the best school districts in the area, while Mercer Schools continue to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Sunny skies ruled for all three days of the Oktoberfest 2022, which ran from Friday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Oct. 2. Visitors streamed into downtown Harrodsburg to soak up a weekend of fun, food, music and beer. Here are some pictures from the Harrodsburg Herald. For more great stories, check…

The Harrodsburg City Commission will conduct a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. in the conference room at City Hall (208 South Main Street Harrodsburg). The city commission will listen to public comments on which streets they will pave using municipal road aid funding. A tentative list of streets the city is…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Last week’s Weekender included incorrect information about the A.T.O.M. Fest and Auto Kustoms. We regret the errors. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the A.T.O.M. (A Thing On Main) Fest returns for the fall with live music, food trucks, drink trailers and more starting at 3 p.m. For real this…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The leaves are changing color, the days are getting shorter and Harrodsburg’s full of scarecrows. It’s nearly Halloween. And local cities are setting times for trick-or-treating. Earlier this week the Harrodsburg City Commission set the date at Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5–8 p.m. The Burgin City Council set the date…