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Sheriff’s office gets clean audit Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has received a clean audit. Last week the state auditor issued the “Statement of Receipts, Disbursements, and Excess Fees—Regulatory Basis of the Sheriff of Mercer County, Kentucky, for the year ended December 31, 2020.” It was a clean audit. State…

Help every princess make her prom   April Ellis Herald Staff Sisters Cretia Lewis and Chastity Marshall may be a little too old to attend a high school prom, but that isn’t stopping them from organizing volunteers and collecting dresses to help young ladies be their best dressed self for free at prom. The dress…

Officials consider a downtown prom Harrodsburg First Revises Oktoberfest Profit Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Could students from Mercer County Senior High School be dancing in the streets of downtown Harrodsburg for this year’s prom? School officials met with the Harrodsburg First Main Street Program last week to discuss the idea. The inspiration came from…

Compassion and communication are key to a better unified Mercer April Ellis Herald Staff (Editor’s Note: For Black History Month, the Harrodsburg Herald is giving voice to Black community leaders on how to bridge the gap and improve racial relationships.) A lifelong resident of Mercer County, Melinda Wofford graduated from Burgin Independent High School in…

Schools return to masking COVID-19 Update   Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Even as COVID-19 infection rates decline, both local schools have taken action to stop the spread. Last week, Mercer School Superintendent Jason Booher informed parents they would begin requiring masks starting Thursday, Jan. 27. In the letter, Booher said the move is necessary…

Still going strong at 101 June Wiley Celebrates a Century Plus One April Ellis Herald Staff Bright eyed and impeccably dressed, Harrodsburg resident and former Harrodsburg Herald employee June Wiley said she is “amazed” to celebrate her 101st birthday, Friday, Feb. 4 Wiley’s advice on how to live to be 101 is simple, eat your…

Historic Mercer Stories Reconsidering the Reconstruction (Editor’s Note: Historic Mercer Stories is a group of historians and writers who are submitting stories in honor of Black History month and will continue to do so through Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday celebration. This week’s story is submitted by retired Mercer County Senior High history teacher Pat Rockas) As…

Alleged Ponzi scheme operator ordered to pay $17 million Harrodsburg Man Sentenced To 120 Months Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme has been ordered to repay $17 million to his victims. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Jan. 19 that the U.S. District Court…

Judge Darren Peckler retires Governor Selects Nomination Commission Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After a long career, a local jurist has stepped down from the bench, and the governor has appointed a committee to find a replacement. Judge Darren W. Peckler has retired as the 50th Judicial Circuit in Boyle and Mercer counties of Kentucky.…

Local man charged with stealing women’s underwear Hawkins Arrested In Connection To Frankfort Burglaries Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Mercer County man is being held on charges connected to a string of burglaries in Frankfort. John Edward Hawkins III, 36, of Harrodsburg, is accused of breaking into multiple homes and stealing women’s underwear. On Jan. 22, detectives…