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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education is moving forward with planning for the Mercer County Senior High School Athletic Venue. At their last regular meeting of the year, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, the school board approved adding the stadium to the current District Facilities Plan. The amended plan will…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fire Protection Board will not hire a permanent chief until next year. Glenn Phillips resigned as chief back in August for health reasons. Chris Dean is currently serving as interim chief. Dean has been with the district for more than 30 years. The board held a special-called…

Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man has been indicted on multiple charges of incest. Matthew F. Hughes, 75, of 1744 Perryville Road, was indicted on three counts of incest as well as 1st degree rape, 1st degree sodomy and 1st degree unlawful transaction with a minor, all class B felonies,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Big news, everyone. The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority has given the Wilkinson Farm megasite a new name. Pending county approval, the industrial park will be known as the “Bluegrass Innovation Gateway,” or the acronym “BIG.” The new name and acronym leverage the Bluegrass region’s unique and recognizable identity, Greyson…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] “Light up the Park” at Anderson-Dean Community Park (1501 Louisville Road) runs every night starting at 6 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. For more information: 859-734-9167 or [email protected] or andersondeancommunitypark.com or Facebook @andersondeancommpark. Christmas Tree Forest at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street) continues evenings until…

The Kentucky Blood Center will host a blood drive in Mercer County on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Harrodsburg Christian Church Fellowship Hall (305 South Main Street). The blood drive offers donors the opportunity to celebrate the gift of life by giving blood. As a thank you for blacking…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has re-subscribed to an analytics platform that promises to provide more information about local events, including attendance. At their last regular meeting of the year, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, the tourist commission voted to resubscribe to Placer.ai for a year. The cost of the subscription…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission has hired a consultant to deal with the possibility of a large-scale data center in Mercer County. Last week, the commission hired Curry Roberts of Parkway Strategies to help the agency prepare for the possibility of someone trying to locate a data…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] In the immortal words of Ray Stevens, you better be careful what you say and do because Santa Claus is watching you. The big man is literally everywhere as we enter the final week leading to Christmas. Even if you’re determined to be a Scrooge, there are a lot of…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg has been named one of eight cost-effective retirement towns in Kentucky. That’s according to Andrew Soobrian, a writer for WorldAtlas.com, which bills itself as one of the most significant online publishing resources in geography and other topics, including sociology, demography, environment, economics, politics and travel. “Harrodsburg highlights Kentucky’s frontier…