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Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] CAFCA Cares, a division of Children and Family Counseling Associates, is hosting a spring festival fundraiser with over $2,500 in prizes on Saturday, May 1, from 2-9 p.m. at 122 West Lexington Street. The event will be full of vendors, food, drinks and high stake games including a cornhole tournament.…

If Amendment Is Approved, Drug Treatment Would Be Allowed On Conditional Basis Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing next month on a proposed text amendment to Harrodsburg’s zoning ordinance. If approved, drug treatment facilities would be allowed as a conditional use in I-2 (heavy…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man has been indicted for trying to break into a Mercer County home on New Year’s Day. At 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about a burglary in progress. According to the sheriff’s office, Michael Wayne Tyler, 42, of…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Two Mercer County men are dead and another local man was severely injured in a crash in Casey County Friday. The three-vehicle wreck was reported at 5:55 a.m. on Friday, April 16. According to Kentucky State Police Post 15, Donald Evan Cocanougher, 27, of Harrodsburg, was driving a 2007 Dodge…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man has been arrested in connection to the assault on the U.S. Capitol earlier this year. On Tuesday, April 20, FBI agents executed a federal search warrant at a home on East Lexington Street. Stephen Chase Randolph was arrested on charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Buy Local Block Party is back. Sponsored by the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce, the event will be held Saturday, April 24, with all day shop local promotions. Those who make purchases at a participating business have a chance to win prizes and culminates with a block party held…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Monday’s meeting of the Anderson Dean Community Park Board was filled with hopeful discussion about opening the pool without definitive answers. “We would like to open the pool by the beginning of June but with it staying dry for almost two years we may encounter several problems,” said Jeremy Turpin,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sanitation District say they are planning to review the sewer rate structure, possibly lowering bills for many users. However, any move would have to be approved by federal, state and county officials first. Many Burgin residents have balked at paying the minimum monthly fee of $40 for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission gave second reading—and final approval—to an ordinance barring the placement of any new benches at city-owned cemeteries. According to the new ordinance, any stone over one foot in height is a monument, and no more than one monument may be placed at any one lot. While…

Cathy Akins Named New Director Of The Mercer County Health Department Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Cathy Akins is the new permanent executive-director of the Mercer County Health Department. Akins, who has worked at the health department for 18 years, was named interim director in July 2020 after  Kathy Crown-Weber retired. It was not an…