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Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency ahead of a severe winter storm system set to affect much of the commonwealth. The storm, expected to begin overnight Friday, may contain heavy snow with significant accumulations, sleet, ice and arctic temperatures, creating dangerous travel and road conditions and the potential for power outages. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Preliminary work on a possible solution to Burgin’s flooding issues will begin in March. The Burgin City Council’s first council meeting of 2026, Mayor Jamie Keebortz said the drilling will cost approximately $20,000. In July of last year, the city held a town hall meeting at the fire house to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Due to the weather forecast for this weekend, check for cancellations. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is inviting everyone to Naughty at Night starting Saturday, Jan. 24. Tours are available at 5:30 and 7 p.m. For the Shakers, temptation and sin lurked just around the corner. Rules governed all aspects…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Approximately 175 people gathered on Monday, Jan. 19, to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At 10 a.m., they began filing into Harrodsburg Baptist Church for breakfast served by members of the Harrodsburg Rotary Club, then took part in a commemorative march. After the march, the program…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] This weekend, locals got a chance to meet David Goodlett, the new chief of the Mercer County Fire Protection District, and to tour the new fire station in Salvisa. Goodlett was named as the new district chief by the Mercer County Fire Protection Board at their meeting earlier that week.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Burgin man is dead after an accident on Shakertown Road in Boyle County this weekend. Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond was contacted just before 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in reference to a two-vehicle collision on Shakertown Road (KY-33) in Boyle County. According to a…

The Kentucky Blood Center will host a blood drive in Mercer County on Friday, Feb. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Harrodsburg Christian Church Fellowship Hall (305 South Main Street). All good teams need a uniform, so in addition to the honor of helping a neighbor in need, those who give blood at…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission held off on making decision about the future of Lions Park Community Center and the former Harrodsburg Police Department headquarters just a little longer. Residents were shocked in October when the commission voted to sell all personal property in Lions Park, including tables and chairs and…

The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, was contacted just before 1 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2026, in reference to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of North College Street and Tapp Road in Mercer County. The initial investigation indicates a 2016 Nissan Versa operated by Sharon Britton, 71, of Cornishville, was traveling north on…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Students from Mercer County and Burgin Independent schools will participate in a youth panel discussion as part of the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday, Jan. 19, at Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). Breakfast starts at 10 a.m. The commemorative march begins at…