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    Old Fort Harrod State Park Has Big Summer Planned Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Picnic In The Park is back. Mercer County’s oldest continuous live entertainment series began its 36th series last week with a performance by Be Square under the Osage orange tree. The live entertain runs every Friday at noon running…

Harrodsburg Family Medical Center will reopen Monday, June 20, with Lindsey Dockemeyer, FNP-C, a board-certified as a family nurse practitioner through American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners. She will be providing primary care services and her scope of practice includes treating chronic and acute illnesses with a focus on personal wellness.  She also has a special…

Mercer Central High School’s Class of 2022 celebrated their commencement at Harlow Education Center on Friday, May 27. The ceremony honored Kathy White, a special education teacher who passed away in February 2022. (Photos by Robert Moore).

Mercer County Senior High School’s Class of 2022 graduated Saturday, May 28, in a ceremony that included speeches by graduates Wesley Simpson, Madeline Angel, Nathaniel Vittitoe, Lauren Hayslett and Ashlyn Cheek and music by the Titan Singers and the MCSHS Band. (Photos by Robert Moore, The Harrodsburg Herald).

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Picnic in the Park returns. The oldest continuous live entertainment series in Harrodsburg returns for another season at Old Fort Harrod State Park starting noon on Friday, June 3. The local act Be Squared will kick things off under the Osage orange tree, and there will be live entertainment at…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has approved a budget for the 2023 fiscal year, which starts July 1. At a special-called meeting last week, the board of directors approved a budget worth more than $1 million, which includes $862,100 in total marketing expenses, with more than $558,000 in sponsorships and…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has received two bids for possibly expanding internet service in the county. The county had previously sent out a request for proposals. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the fiscal court opened bids from All Points Broadband and AT&T. Both companies had made presentations about expanding internet…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A group of fifth graders at Burgin Independent School are looking to compete against some of the best of the brightest in Kentucky this weekend. And it’s a race where everyone wins. The students— Levi Barrett, Nolen Hudgins, MacKenzie Richardson, Ben Rowe, Chandler Royalty, Kason Sexton, Julie Stamp, Lynley Thacker…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Discover the treasures along U.S. 68 when the 400 Mile Yard Sale returns Thursday, June 2. The sale is celebrating its 18th year, and organizers have revamped the website, which now allows users to map their routes, not just searching for sales, but also places nearby where shoppers can eat,…