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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sanitation District is attempting to deal with a big stink. At last week’s meeting, the board of directors discussed what they could do to alleviate sewer odor near the South Buster Pike Pump Station owned by the City of Danville. Mike Sanford, executive director of the sanitation…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Schools will reopen for in-person instruction on Monday, Sept. 28. Students at Burgin Independent Schools will return to class on the same day. The Mercer County Board of Education voted 4-1 to ignore Superintendent Dennis Davis’ recommendation to begin with hybrid instruction. Mercer County is listed as orange…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A fifth Mercer County resident has died because of COVID-19. The Mercer County Health Department announced the death on their Facebook page Tuesday. The first local COVID-19 death was recorded in August. Over the past month, four more people have died. At least three of them were residents at Harrodsburg…

Tourist Commission Asks For Help In Picking New Logo The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is asking for the public’s help in picking a new logo. The tourist commission is holding a rollout event for their new logo and website on Oct. 2, but first they’d like to hear from the public. The logos, designed by…

Public Tax Hearing On Oct. 1 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Even though the Harrodsburg City Commission chose to lower the tax rate on all taxable property except motor vehicles Monday night, officials expect the city will see more revenue. The commissioners gave first reading on ordinance 2020-06, setting the tax rate for real and…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved the tax rates set by the county’s special taxing districts during a special-called meeting last Friday. The fiscal court set the county property tax rate at 12.5 cents per $100 in assessed value last week. Even though that is the compensating rate—calculated by the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Chuck Dedman has resigned from the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. Dedman, whose family owns the Beamont Inn, has served with the tourist commission in various capacities—including chairman—for over three decades. The tourist commission’s board of directors voted to accept Dedman’s resignation at their meeting last week. “We will accept with…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man has been indicted after going on a drug-fueled rampage last month. At around 1:18 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, officers from the Harrodsburg Police Department responded to a report that a man had broken a window at West Factory Street and fled. They located the suspect, identified…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission delivered two checks to Anderson-Dean Community Park totaling over $14,000 for operational expenses at the park’s regular meeting on Monday. “Income is way down for everyone, but we hope to be a good partner to the park,” said Mike Inman, chair of the tourist commission.…

COVID-19 Update For Wednesday, Sept. 9 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The commonwealth of Kentucky reached what Gov. Andy Beshear called a “a tough milestone” Wednesday as the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 passed a thousand. At his briefing, Gov. Beshear announced 16 new deaths, raising Kentucky’s total to 1,004. Compared to most other…