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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 194th Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair and Horse Show continues through Saturday. Officials are expecting one of the biggest horse shows in recent memory. The horse show starts at 6:30 p.m. Everything wraps up on Saturday, July 31, which begins with the academy horse show in the center ring…

    UPDATE: This story has been edited to more accurately portray what happened in the car and before Freeman’s arrest. The spelling of the deceased’s name has also been corrected. We regret the errors. Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] One woman is dead and a local man has been charged with reckless homicide after…

Kentucky Blood Center is holding a community blood drive on Friday, Aug. 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). The blood center is encouraging blood donors to give blood during the summer months, typically a difficult time of the year to keep blood on the shelves. Donors…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Last week’s derailment may not have caused a lot of damage, but it’s got local officials singing the railroad blues. Seven cars on a Norfolk Southern train flipped over on Thursday, July 22. For the next seven hours—how long it took railroad crews to clear the tracks—the West Lane crossing…

Samuel Warren  Herald Staff [email protected] On Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., SummerFest will have food, inflatables, face painting and a dunking booth to entertain local students. In addition, “students will be able to tour the EMS, Fire equipment and law enforcement vehicles. They will also be able to talk with local law…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The big news this week is the 194th Whitaker Bank Mercer County Fair and Horse Show, which starts with a bang on Friday, July 23, with the Demolition Derby, which continues for two glorious days of mayhem. The livestock contests start Saturday, July 24, with the Dairy Show, which starts…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Work crews are still trying to clear the tracks after a train derailed in downtown Harrodsburg this evening. Law enforcement and railroad personnel on the scene said the main focus is on clearing the capsized cars and determining the condition of the tracks. Cornishville Street and West Lane are the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Thursday, July 15, was Sandra DeFoor Day in Harrodsburg, and the honoree got to celebrate with the grand opening of the the Sandra DeFoor School of Nursing building and the Dr. Robert Darnell Limited Medical Radiography. The 8,000 square foot building—officially known as the Commonwealth Credit Union Center for Health…

Harrodsburg Man Charged With Robbery, Assault, Sexual Abuse Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man wanted in connection to a shooting in February 2021 and an armed robbery and assault in October 2020 has turned himself in. Jalee Man’tez De’yel Penix, 26, of Harrodsburg, surrendered himself to Boyle County Detention Center on Monday, July…

After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ragged Edge Community Theatre is kicking off the 2021/2022 season with its second New Works Festival, Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 8. Presented as “staged readings” each piece will be followed by a talkback session with the cast, director, and author. This year’s plays—including one…