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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 195th Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair And Horse Show continues with a full slate of events. The International Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup starts Wednesday, July 27, with opening ceremonies scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m., with competition starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July…

International Competition Starts Wednesday, July 27 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] There’s something new at the 195th Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair And Horse Show: the International Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup starts on Wednesday, July 27, with opening ceremonies scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. So what is saddle seat? It developed in the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved new tax rates for the new fiscal year. And the news is good for local homeowners. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 26, the magistrates voted to take the compensating rate on real property tax rates for 2022. The state calculated a compensating…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 127 Yard Sale is back, and state and local officials are asking everyone to stay safe. The event runs from sun up to sundown from Thursday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 7. The yard sale is billed as being the longest in the world. It spans 690 miles, beginning…

Mercer County Dives Right In At Pool’s Grand Reopening Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After being shut down for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mechanical issues, the pool at Anderson-Dean Community Park opened on Friday,  July 22, and Mercer County was more than ready to make a splash. The pool will remain…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission gave first reading to a revised ordinance on the occupational license tax. At their regular meeting on Monday, July 25, the commissioners gave first reading to ordinance 2022-11, which revises the ordinance covering occupational license tax. There are only two revisions: one changing the date the…

A local man is wanted in connection with a shooting in Marion County that sent one man to the hospital. According to the Kentucky State Police, an arrest warrant has been issued for Edwin Riley, 45, of Harrodsburg. Riley is charged with 1st degree assault. KSP received a request for assistance from the Marion County…

April Ellis Herald Staff A lot of kids spend their summer outside in the pool or on the couch in front of the television, but the Ison brothers, Zane and Tanner, spend their summer vacation feeding and training their show pigs in hopes for a blue ribbon at the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show.…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] Roger Sims has been involved with hackney ponies since his dad, Buster, bought him his first harness pony back in 1960, which he called “Star Salute.” Each year he looks forward to showing at the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show. He gained much of his knowledge from his father,…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] Olivia Tribble put her first entry in the Floral Hall at only 4-years-old, following in the footsteps of her family and she hasn’t looked back. Twelve years and a ton of ribbons later, Tribble has made it a tradition to not only win, but to do so at the Mercer…