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Commission Approves History Underfoot Tour Sept. 16–17 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners voted to increase the payroll tax and net profit tax. At their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 8, the commissioners gave second reading to ordinance 2022-11, which raises the payroll tax and net profit tax from 1 percent…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] Missy Tetirick, teacher at the Mercer County Elementary School since 2007, applied for and received a $10,000 grant from Corning to fund a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program for the school. The class, coming to MCES this August, will join the special classes rotation. It will…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 127 Yard Sale is back. The world’s largest yard sale runs from sun up to sundown from Thursday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 7. While there will be sales practically everywhere in Mercer County, the biggest will be at the Smock Farm (3580 Louisville Road) with more than 100…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Even as Mercer County prepares to send off a first shipment of supplies, the flooded Appalachian communities of Eastern Kentucky were hit with more rain. On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the death toll from the flooding had increased to 37 while hundreds of people remained unaccounted for five days…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Two people, including a local man, have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Marion County that sent one man to the hospital. Edwin Riley, 45, of Harrodsburg, was placed in the Shelby County Detention Center on Wednesday, uly 27, at 8:28 a.m., according to the jail website. Riley…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Artisans are coming from as far away as Minnesota for the 2022 Shaker Village Craft Fair this weekend and Mercer County will be well represented. The craft fair, which is co-sponsored by Hardscuffle Inc. and Bluegrass Sotheby’s, happens Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5…

April Ellis Herald Staff Ragged Edge Community Theatre presents its third New Works Festival this weekend, starting Friday, Aug. 5, and running through Sunday, Aug. 7. This year’s festival features three Kentucky playwrights, with two from Harrodsburg. Rev. Albert J. DeGiacomo returns to the New Works Festival with his play, “Dorothy: Day and Night, Night…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show wrapped up Saturday night and though rain caused issues, along with all of Eastern Kentucky, it was still a successful week drawing international competitors for the Saddle Seat Competition and world class saddlebred exhibitors and horses. Also on Saturday night, two longtime horse show…

Leslie Potter US Equestrian Communications The U.S. Saddle Seat Teams earned podium finishes this week as the 2022 Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup came to its conclusion on Friday, July 29, at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. After a week of training, camaraderie and competition, the U.S. team won the gold medal in the three-gaited division…

Win T-Shirt, Chance At New Vehicle With Donation The Kentucky Blood Center is holding a blood drive on Friday, Aug. 12, at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street) from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When donors help shore up the low blood supply, the Kentucky Blood Center will return the favor with a chance…