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Schools To Reopen Sept. 3 Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Families in Mercer County are struggling with how to handle the upcoming school year. Thursday, Sept. 3, is the Mercer County School start date but with confirmed cases of COVID-19 increasing in the county, many parents have expressed concern not just with the changes to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A proposed $150-million solar facility took a tentative step towards becoming a reality last week. The Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission approved text amendments to the zon-ing ordinance which would allow solar farms as conditional uses in some agricultural zoning districts. At the beginning of the public hearing,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The members of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission have found themselves in an unenviable position. A new ordinance leaves the commission with total discretion over how the revenue generated by the restaurant tax is spent. However, those revenues are down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now local agencies which…

COVID-19 Update For Monday, July 20 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky Department for Public Health has issued an advisory asking Kentuckians who have traveled to states reporting high numbers of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for 14 days. The advisory applies to travelers who visited any of eight states reporting positive testing rates equal to…

COVID-19 Update For Thursday, July 16 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Note: This story was edited to more accurately convey when the retailers will begin requiring customers to wear masks. While state officials are fighting in the courts over a mask mandate, 11 major retail chains—including Walmart and Kroger—have begun requiring customers to wear a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Monday night, the Harrodsburg City Commission heard complaints about speeding, on how law enforcement handles complaints, about city parks and merchants dumpsters, about the city’s growing homeless problem and about fireworks. The commission first heard from Andy Miner, who wanted to discuss the speed limit on Broadway, where he…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Online school and sports eligibility was the topic of discussion at last Wednesday’s Burgin Board of Education meeting. The board decided to allow sports eligibility with online classes a change from their previous position. “KHSAA has allowed sports participation as long as the student is enrolled in the school and…

Yates Seeks Understanding On Both Sides Of The Thin Blue Line Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Phil Yates, a Black pastor with a law enforcement background, is in an unusual position when trying to evaluate the chaos around the country. He is brokenhearted over both the racial unrest and the backlash against police. “Police are under…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County native Chris Linton is pursuing his  lifelong passion for music. “My passion for music started at a young age growing up in Harrodsburg,” said Linton. “With influences like Travis Tritt, George Strait and Waylon Jennings, I’ve learned there’s no better way to express myself other than taking a…