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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission has approved recommending a proposed text amendment which would allow drug rehabilitation clinics as a conditional use in certain zoning districts. The commission held a public hearing on Tuesday, May 11, to get comment on an amendment which would allow hospitals, clinics…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Grand Jury handed down indictments last Wednesday on charges including drug possession, procurement and burglary. DRUGS Amy Cook, 34, of 8635 Lebanon Road, Parksville,  and Jimmy Richardson, 30, of 759 Fairview Court, were both charged with 1st-degree criminal complicity to traffick in fentanyl. On Jan. 2, Cook and…

Editor’s Note: This is an Apple press release. Apple is awarding $45 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Incorporated, a supplier of precision glass for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. The funding will expand Corning’s manufacturing capacity in the US and drive research and development into innovative new technologies that support durability and…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Stephen Chase Randolph has been indicted for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. Randolph, a resident of Harrodsburg, was arrested by FBI agents on April 20. On April 30, Randolph and another man, Paul Russell Johnson of Lanexa, Virginia, were indicted in the District…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Anderson Dean Park Board discussed the 1993 ordinance between the City of Harrodsburg, the Mercer County Fiscal Court and the park at their Monday, May 10, board meeting.  “The original contract was equal matching funds from both the city and the county,” said Mike Steele, board chair. “The tourist…

Fiscal Court Applies For Utility Assistance Grant Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court gave first reading to a $19.5 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget represents a significant increase over last year’s $12.5 million budget. County Treasurer Sandy Sanders attributed most of that increase to federal COVID-19 funding…

City Commission Enacts New ‘Abandoned House’ Ordinance Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners enacted an ordinance clarifying how the city goes about razing properties considered to be abandoned at their regular meeting Monday night. They also got a reminder that behind nearly every so-called dilapidated house there is a human being…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] State officials encourage Kentuckians to get vaccinated in order to reopen the state economy.  More than 1.8 million Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Andy Beshear said at his briefing on Monday, a little more than 666,000 short of the 2.5 million goal…

Mercer County Farmers Market Open Each Saturday Through October Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Farmers Market is reopening. It will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. starting May 8, through October. The farmers market is located at the Stable at the Mercer County Fairgrounds (560 Linden Avenue). Since 2003, the farmers…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Fort Harrod Jazz Fest is returning for 2021. This year it will be held at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Sept. 18 and 19 with a special downtown event on Sept. 17. “We are very excited to announce the return of the Fort Harrod Jazz Festival and our partnership…