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Drakeford shares nutritious recipes and tips for healthy lifestyle April Ellis Herald Staff Many people struggle with a love/hate relationship with food. We love to eat it, but hate how it can make us feel when we over do it. Fitness trainer and nutrition coach Kristy Drakeford helps her clients adjust their outlook so it’s…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Due to the weather, this year’s MLK even has gone virtual. O.J. Oleka is the featured speaker at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Harrodsburg Baptist Church. The event starts with breakfast at 8 a.m., a commemorative march at 9 a.m. and a special program…

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency due to the heavy snowfall blanketing Mercer County and a large part of Kentucky. The severe weather is impacting travel on major interstates and state and local roadways as well as causing power outages and damage to public infrastructure and private properties.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Events may be canceled because of inclement weather.  Celebrate Harrodsburg’s colonial history this weekend with the George Rogers Clark Powder Run at Old Fort Harrod State Park on Saturday, Jan. 8. Back in June 1776, Clark and another delegate were elected to go to Virginia to ask for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer Sheriff Ernie Kelty is asking the county to increase funding in order to hire two more bailiffs at the judicial complex. At the final meeting of the Mercer County Fiscal Court of 2021, Kelty said they were short two bailiffs, and as a result, the eight court security officers—who…

COVID-19 Update Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] As the number of new COVID-19 infections soars, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating their recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot. On Tuesday, the CDC shortened the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…

The Federal Communications Commission has launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, the $14.2 billion successor program to the Emergency Broadband Benefit which helped almost 9 million afford internet access during the pandemic. Eligible households are encouraged to apply to receive up to $30 per month discount toward internet service and up to $75 per month for…

  Father And Daughter Serve Side By Side On HPD Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tabitha Shewmaker is the Harrodsburg Police Department’s newest officer. A recent graduate from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Academy, she earned both the Academic Achievement award as well the Recruit of Distinction award. Now she’s joining her father, Patrolman…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Not too long ago, the only excitement in Mercer County on New Year’s was the occasional gun shot at midnight. But nowadays, there is actual evidence that Mercer County residents are not afraid of the dark. Several local venues are hosting New Year’s celebrations. Rock Haven Cigar Tap Pour House…

Established in 1979, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has had a goal of promoting Mercer County and all of the things our community has to offer. After Covid-19 put a lockdown on travel in most of 2020 and some of 2021, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission decided that in 2021 it was time to look…