Area News

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill will end operations of its paddle wheel riverboat after 40 years of cruises along the Kentucky River. The nonprofit organization will pursue other opportunities for public programming on the Kentucky River and at Shaker Landing, where the riverboat is docked. In recent years the age of the vessel, built in…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Judicial Nominating Commission has announced nominees to fill the District Court judicial vacancy for Boyle and Mercer counties. The counties make up the 50th Judicial District and the vacancy is in the district’s Division I. The judicial seat became vacant in March, when Judge Jeffrey Dotson was appointed Circuit…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] (Editor’s Note: The Harrodsburg Herald is continuing a series highlighting members of the numerous boards and organizations in Mercer County.) As the Mercer County Health Department continues to aid in COVID-19 recovery, this week’s focus is on Sandra DeFoor, RN, BSN, the chair of the Mercer County Board of Health,…

  Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Jacob Sanders, a senior at Bennington College who is originally from Mercer County, is organizing a fund raiser for the victims of the tornados that hit Kentucky last year. Sanders is directing scenes from Robert Schenkkan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “the Kentucky Cycle,” which will premiere over Zoom on Thursday,…

The Kentucky Blood is holding a blood drive in Mercer County at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street) on Wednesday, May 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Donors will receive a limited-edition gray and navy-blue trucker hat that features the Kentucky Blood Center’s establishment in 1968. The Kentucky Blood Center needs more than…

Mercer County Drug Take Back Day will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday April 30, at the Mercer County Fiscal Court Building (207 West Lexington Street). Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means for disposing of prescription and non-prescription drugs while also educating the general public…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Put on your detective’s hat and get ready for Derby Day with the Deadly Derby Mystery Dinner at the Harrodsburg Historical Society (220 South Chiles Street). Every guest is a suspect and a detective at the event, which runs two nights, Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, starting at…

April Ellis Herald Staff Harrodsburg will celebrate the National Day of Prayer with events on Thursday, May 5, at 7  p.m. with music, devotionals and prayer. The first gathering will be held at Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street) and will include pastors from churches across the community. “If there was ever a time…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Live outdoor drama is returning to Harrodsburg this summer. Auditions for “James Harrod: The Battle for Kentucky” are being held on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, starting at 2 p.m. at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street). The play, “James Harrod: The Battle For Kentucky”…

Juneteenth Celebration June 17-18 At West Lane Park Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg is moving closer to regaining their status as a certified local government, which officials say could bring more resources to property owners in the historical districts of the oldest town in Kentucky. At the board of commissioners meeting…