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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission approved trick-or-treating hours at Monday night’s meeting. On Saturday, Oct. 31, Halloween night, trick-or-treating will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved the same trick-or-treating hours for the rest of the county at their meeting Tuesday. The Burgin City Council will…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Free food distribution for all residents of Mercer County is happening at Anderson-Dean Community Park on Friday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for anyone wanting assistance. A truck carrying 38,000 pounds of food in 1,200 separate food boxes will be distributing food from the Salvation Army in…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] This year’s election promises to be unlike any other in American history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the intense interest in the presidential campaign between the Republican incumbent, Pres. Donald Trump, and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. The other big race in Kentucky is between Sen. Mitch…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Gov. Andy Beshear said he was looking to step up state efforts to enforce the measures taken to fight the spread of the coronavirus which causes COVID-19. Last week, Kentucky had a record number of new infections—6,126. Beshear called it the third escalation the commonwealth has gone through since the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: After reviewing an audio recording, the story has been edited to more accurately reflect a statement made during the meeting by Shawn Moore, the executive director of the planning and zoning commission. The Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a decision on a proposed development on…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Two of the biggest Halloween celebrations in Mercer County are canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. So far, none of the local governments have made a decision on trick-or treating times. Both the Harrodsburg City Commission and the Burgin City Council will make their decisions at their meetings next week.…

COVID-19 Update For Friday, Oct. 2 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] President Donald Trump is being taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be treated for COVID-19. The President, who announced on Twitter early Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus, will be transported to Walter…

General Election on Nov. 3     Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The deadline to register to vote for this year’s general election is Monday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. This year’s election promises to be unlike any other in American history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the intense interest in the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Tuesday, the Mercer County Fiscal Court gave first reading to an ordinance that could allow a proposed solar farm to be built along US 127. The court also hear public comments from people opposed to the project and people who supported it. To be exact, the fiscal court gave…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg has decided to give the people what they want. And what the people want is pickleball. Due to numerous requests from city residents, the city is painting the public tennis courts at Lions Park to make them usable for pickleball. If you haven’t heard of pickleball,…