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Leading up to Christmas, The Harrodsburg Herald staff will be sharing some of their favorite holiday candy recipes and the memories surrounding them this time of year.  This week circulation manager Barb Yeast shares one of her family’s favorite holiday recipes. “One of my favorite memories of Christmas is shopping with our children,” said Yeast.…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: The parade has been moved to Sunday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. because of the weather forecast. Anderson-Dean Community Park is preparing to  host a Christmas parade for the first time to usher in the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. The parade will feature…

April Ellis Herald Staff For the last five years, Burgin High School has taken a different approach to teaching the dangers of drug addiction. Family Resource Coordinator Sharon Perkins and teacher Megan Berketis have moved drug prevention education from the classroom to the stage. As part of Berketis’ English class, comprised of sophomores and juniors,…

April Ellis Herald Staff For almost 15 years Teresa Mobley has been trying to spread a little warmth across Central Kentucky. This year, she is focusing her attention in Mercer County. Mobley, and her son Lane, are organizing a coat drive for those in need during the cold winter months. Mobley started rounding up coats…

Lane Hall Herald Staff [email protected] Carpenter’s Christian Church, located at 1340 127 Bypass, will continue their annual tradition of “A Journey Through Bethlehem,” a live nativity scene Saturday, Dec. 18 and Sunday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in celebration of Christmas. The event has become a community favorite garnering plenty of attention from both newcomers…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dr. H. Keith Spears, interim president at Campbellsville University since the beginning of the year, has been appointed the university’s 11th president. Spears is president for an abbreviated period until Dr. Joseph “Joe” Hopkins, dean of the School of Arts at Samford University, becomes the 12th president in the 115…

Harrodsburg First Elects New Officers            Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The organizers of Oktoberfest announced that the festival recorded a profit, the second in its history. Since 2016, the festival has always drawn big crowds to downtown Harrodsburg. But it didn’t draw a profit until 2019, when the festival realized…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: This post was edited to correct the photo caption, in which Jessamine County Judge-Executive David West was misidentified. Dr. Donald Douglas was officially sworn into office as senator for District 22, which includes Mercer County. As the newest member of the senate majority, Douglas becomes the first black…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man is in jail on drug charges after police searched a local motel and discovered substances they believe to be heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and a fentanyl derivative. Officers from the Harrodsburg Police Department executed a search warrant on two rooms at the Economy Inn on College Street on…

Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” will run on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. This is the tenth anniversary of the show here in Harrodsburg, which stars Ragged Edge Managing Director Allan Barlow. Barlow plays 24 characters using six British dialects.  “A Christmas Carol”…