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All The Fun Of The Fair The 194th Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair and Horse Show may be history, but fair-goers have a solid two weeks of happy memories to last them until the fair returns next year. (Pictures by Robert Moore).

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show is history but there’s still plenty to do. This weekend there are three—count ’em, that’s three—multi-day events, including the 127 Yard Sale (starts Thursday, Aug. 5), the New Works Festival at Ragged Edge Community Theatre (starts Friday, Aug. 6) and the 24th annual…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 127 Yard Sale is here, and state and local officials are asking everyone to stay safe. While the yard sale—billed as being the longest in the world, running from Alabama to Michigan—officially began this morning, Mercer Sheriff Ernie Kelty and his deputies were preparing for it last week. They…

Honoring The People Who Make The Horse Show Happen On Saturday, July 31, the Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair and Horse Show took a moment to honor the people who help the nation’s oldest continuous running horse show happen every year. The Bartleson family and farrier Eddie Williams were both inducted into the hall of…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The case against a local man accused of accidentally killing a woman last week will go before the Mercer County Grand Jury. Robert Kegan Freeman, 18, of Harrodsburg, is charged with reckless homicide and tampering with physical evidence after an incident on Saturday, July 24. According to the uniform citation,…

Council Declines Offering Larger Raises To City Office Staff Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] At a special-called meeting on July 20, the Burgin City Council voted to give city employees a three-percent cost of living adjustment, but held off on giving raises to the city clerk and water clerk. The council  agreed to offer a…

17-Year-Old From Salvisa Plans To Attend UK, Become A Teacher Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Sherry Johnson said she first thought a voice message she received last week from the governor’s office was a scam. But Johnson’s family—especially her daughter, Reese—is glad she didn’t delete it, because the message informing them that Reese had won…

Commissioners Debate Changing Meeting Time Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The playground at Young’s Park will be demolished as soon as possible. At a special-called meeting on Tuesday, the Harrodsburg City Commission voted unanimously to tear down the playground equipment by the end of the week. This only applies to the equipment such as the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission has appointed Jennifer Kazimer as a city commissioner. Kazimer replaces Billy Whitenack on the commission. At the last city commission meeting, Whitenack was chosen to replace Mayor Art Freeman, who resigned for health reasons in June. Whitenack had previously been serving as mayor pro tem. After…

Ford Motor Company has announced safety recalls that involve more than 850,000 vehicles in North America and across the world. Ford, the second largest automaker in America, is issuing recalls for certain models of 2020-2021 Ford F-350 Super Duty, 2013-2017 Ford Explorer and 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator. The Dearborn, Michigan based company will begin notifying owners…