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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] When you say solar farm, most people have  difficulty imagining the “farm” part. However, as solar farms spread across the nation, utility-scale solar arrays are beginning to look more like traditional farms. Last year, Kentucky Utilities added a pollinator habitat and a flock of more than two dozen sheep to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It was busy at the Mercer County Health Department Tuesday, as volunteers hurried to get shots into the arms of Mercer residents. Every week, the health department gets 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine. On Tuesdays, volunteers distribute 100 first doses and on Wednesdays, they distribute 100 second doses.  Health…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] This year’s season of American Idol has featured a lot of local talent. In addition to Perryville native Alyssa Wray, an alumni of several Ragged Edge Community Theatre productions, there is also 17-year-old Alex Miller of Lancaster, although you might remember him better as Little Hank Williams. That’s how he…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A popular event series from 2019 is returning this year with a new name. The Harrodsburg First Main Street Program will hold their first Friday Night On Main—formerly known as Main Street Market Night—on Friday, May 14, starting at 6 p.m., with live entertainment from 7 to 10 p.m. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court reviewed the $5.2 million jail budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Mercer officials also received some answers to their questions on why the county’s share of jail expenses kept going up even as population at Boyle County Detention Center went down. Mercer’s contribution is projected…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Habitat for Humanity has been busy this year preparing to help families become homeowners. “We are currently working on several fronts. We have been able, with the help of McGlone construction, to get the street at Quail Run completed. After getting the electric utility for new lots this…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Spring is back and so is the monthly car show presented by Auto Kustoms Cruz on Chiles scheduled for the first Saturday of every month starting this coming Saturday, April 3, from 6-9 p.m. and continuing through October. It has been a tradition in Mercer County to hold a car show…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] A town hall meeting not sanctioned by the city council will be held on Thursday, April 1, at 6 p.m. inside the new Burgin Independent School cafeteria. “During Covid we at City Hall have not been able to open our doors to the community to voice their opinions,” said Burgin…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Alyssa Wray, a Perryville native and alumni of several Ragged Edge Community Theatre productions, is currently competing on American Idol. Wray acted in several in the Ragged Edge productions, playing Elsa in Frozen, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Jovie in Elf Jr. Wray won her ticket to Hollywood…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County School System is looking at helping students overcome deficits from the lack of in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Academic Officer Jason McAllister said the district is taking a multi-year approach to providing instruction through the Titan Academy program for students who have missed time. “They…