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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County schools will reopen for in-person instruction on Monday, March 15. That was the decision made at last week’s meeting of the Mercer County Board of Education, who voted three to two to reopen March 15. Afterwards, Chairman Randy Phillips, who, along with Vice Chairman Cliff Prewitt voted against the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg First Main Street Program is moving back to the Diamond Point Welcome Center. On Monday, board members began packing up the Harrodsburg First office on Main Street. The movers  were scheduled to arrive on Tuesday. The group has to be out of the office by Monday, March 15.…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Local historian Anna Armstrong said the legend of the Dancing Lady of Graham Springs is part of Harrodsburg’s identity. New developments in that legend, which dates back to the 1840s, have prompted two researchers to seek permission to exhume her remains. Todd Matthews and Lynne Smelser, along with Armstrong, hope…

The Mercer County Community will be holding a blood drive on Wednesday, March 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). Every day, the Kentucky Blood Center needs more than 400 donors to give blood so that local patients’ lives can be saved. Patient need blood for a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Commissioner Scott Moseley has resigned from the Harrodsburg City Commission. Moseley, who works with the Kentucky Department of Insurance, has been promoted to division director over property and casualty. He said as a state officer, it is considered incompatible with serving on the commission and this meeting would be his…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky House of Representatives has established a commission to celebrate Harrodsburg’s Sestercentennial. This is not the same group as Harrodsburg 250th Inc. House Bill 256, which was sponsored by Rep, Kim King, will set up a commission responsible for overseeing the 250th anniversary of Harrodsburg’s founding. “Harrodsburg is my…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court want to discuss jail expenses with Boyle County. Again. The two counties have, in one way or another, been talking about jail expenses since they joined together to build Boyle County Detention Center nearly three decades ago. In 2018, the two counties agreed to a…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] A historic gavel believed to have once been owned by James Harrod, returned to Harrodsburg last Friday, according to Bobbie Dawn Rightmyer. “I received the gavel on Friday afternoon, along with a Senate Citation of Julian Carroll giving it back to the City of Harrodsburg,” said Rightmyer. “According to the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The authors of a recent congressional report found toxic heavy metals including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in many leading brands of baby food. In addition, some leading manufacturers, including Walmart, Campbell Foods and Sprout Organic Foods, refused to cooperate with the investigation. Following reports of high levels of toxic heavy…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] As a continuation of Mercer County’s Black History month celebration, the Harrodsburg Herald asked residents about the people they admire the most and why. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Tiffany Yeast said…