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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg is looking at creating a more systematic and fair way of handling blighted properties. At their regular meeting on Monday, March 22, the board of commissioners discussed what to do with a property on Ewing Avenue. Former city commissioner Jack Coleman attended to discuss the property.…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] A simple house remodel turned into a historic preservation for local resident Andy Minor, after he purchased a house on West Broadway Street. “I found a one room wood cabin hidden inside this house,” said Minor. “I found the name, James Carter, written on wood over the fireplace and tried…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office has received its audit for the year which ended Dec. 31, 2019. As required by state law, the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts reviewed the receipts, disbursements and excess fees. The  sheriff’s office received a clean audit, but the state auditor noted  that the office…

Win A T-Shirt With Blood Donation The Kentucky Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Friday, April 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street, Harrodsburg). Donors will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card. Despite the ongoing pandemic, Kentucky hospitals continue to transfuse blood…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Daarik Gray has been named the new interim executive director of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. The tourist commission voted to hire Gray at last week’s board of directors meeting. He replaces Karen P. Hackett, who resigned in May of last year. Gray, a Mercer County native, is a graduate…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission is looking at drafting a new ordinance that would cover solar facilities. Last year, local residents opposed a proposed $150 million solar farm that would have been built on the old Wilkinson farm. The proposed solar farm would have had about half…

City Council Approves Code Enforcement Ordinance Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin citizens voiced their concerns about flooding in the area along Water Street at last week’s city council meeting. The council also adopted a new building code enforcement ordinance and discussed an issue with a city councilman’s water bill. Mayor Jim Caldwell said the…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Holy Week is March 29 through April 4 this year and the Mercer Ministerial Association has decided to celebrate with three evenings of “Tag Team” preaching at Southside Christian Church, located at 1950 Danville Road. It will be held at 7 p.m each night on Monday, March 29; Wednesday, March…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Jessica Coffey is the newly assigned business services consultant for Mercer County from the Kentucky Career Center’s Bluegrass Local Workforce Development Area. “I work with businesses to help place workers. I work directly with the employers to know what jobs are available in our area and to help place them,”…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Advocates are upset the Harrodsburg City Commission has voted not to exhume the grave at Young’s Park without hearing from them first. At Monday night’s meeting, the commission voted unanimously against reopening the grave of the legendary lady who danced herself to death. She supposedly identified herself as Mary Virginia…