Area News

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A former city commissioner is questioning the Harrodsburg City Commission’s most recent appointment. Last week, the city commission picked Adam Johnson to replace former Commissioner Scott Moseley, who resigned after receiving a promotion with the Kentucky Department of Insurance. Johnson, a Harrodsburg resident who currently serves as senior executive officer…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer Transformation, which is located at 132 North Main Street, is holding open interviews on Friday, March 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for positions on their new county clean up crew. “This is a win-win situation. The county needs the trash cleaned up and we have lots of…

April Ellis Herald Staff The Anderson-Dean Community Park Board met Monday, March 8, at noon at the Lions Club Pavilion Center to approve next year’s budget with revenues and expenses balancing at $630,700. New to this year’s budget is $70,000 revenue from baseball tournaments that the park will host and retain the profits from instead…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Cathy Akins, the environmental program manager and interim director of the Mercer County Health Department, has received the 2020 John W. Poe Award. The award was presented to Akins last Friday. It recognizes an environmentalist who has done an outstanding job in preparedness or public health response in Kentucky. “It…

Next Community Conversation Set For Tuesday, March 16 Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Community conversations on race and reconciliation are continuing virtually Tuesdays in March with the next meeting being held Tuesday, March 16, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Registration is required to attend. “This series consists of five interactive sessions, using indigenous circle processes, to guide…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Firefighters have put out a fire at the Harrodsburg Walmart. The Harrodsburg Fire Department was called in at approximately 9:45 a.m. about a fire next to the auto care center, which is located towards the rear of Walmart. The store was evacuated while firefighters put out the blaze. No one was…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Gov. Andy Beshear says 18 industries—including bars and restaurants—can increase capacity to 60-percent as Kentucky completes its seventh straight week of declining COVID-19 cases. At Monday’s briefing,  Gov. Beshear reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since Sept. 28—509—and the lowest positivity rate since Oct. 18—4.84-percent. In addition, he…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Adam Johnson is the newest member of the Harrodsburg City Commission. Johnson replaces former Commissioner Scott Moseley, who stepped down at last week’s city commission meeting. Moseley, who works with the Kentucky Department of Insurance, has been promoted to division director over property and casualty. He said as a state…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County and Kentucky has been hit hard by this weekend’s torrential downpours, with severe flooding in Burgin and along the Salt River. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was forced to close US 68 towards Perryville between mile points 4.0 and 6.0  The road was reopened early Monday morning. “Flooding on…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dennis Davis is retiring as superintendent of the Mercer County School System. Davis, a Mercer County native and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, has been an educator for three decades, beginning his career as a teacher assistant in Bourbon County. He served as assistant principal at Mercer County High…