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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s been 100 years since the Dix Dam Hydro Plant went into operation. The Dix Dam, now part of Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. Brown Generating Station, created Herrington Lake. The lake, the deepest in Kentucky, and the power plant are one of the biggest economic drivers for Mercer County and the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] We are planning to have our annual holiday preview next week. If you have any events coming up you’d like included, please email them to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Have a great weekend, Mercer County! Thursday, Nov. 13 • Food for Focus at Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County residents have something to look forward to over the holidays: a second property tax bill. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office will begin sending out school property tax bills on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Collection will start Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. The Mercer County Board of Education voted to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] At Monday’s meeting, the Harrodsburg City Commission voted to renew the city’s contract with Republic Services. Residents will continue being billed directly every three months by Republic. Starting July 1, Republic began billing customers directly. Even though the Harrodsburg Herald reported on the changeover in May, many customers were surprised…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg city officials clarified their position on the future of the Lions Park Community Center (450 East Factory Street). Last month, residents were shocked to discover the Harrodsburg City Commission had voted to sell all personal property in Lions Park Community Center (450 East Factory Street) including tables and chairs…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] State and local officials from both Mercer and Boyle County joined residents in breaking ground on construction of a $2.2 million project to improve wastewater services and prevent pollution of Herrington Lake. The funding will allow the Mercer County Sanitation District to replace 129 residential septic systems and extend the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has announced  that work is finally going to begin on All Points Broadband’s $26 million project to deliver internet service to 3,332 unserved houses and businesses in Mercer County. At their meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, Judge-Executive Sarah Steele informed the magistrates that she had…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has hired a new director for the Mercer County Animal Control Center. At their regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, the fiscal court voted unanimously to hire Carson Cutts as the new director of the animal control center. Just a week ago, the former director,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plan to build a 56,000-square-foot automotive sales building on the U.S. 127 Bypass. At their regular meeting on Friday, Nov. 7, the commission approved a site plan submitted by Doug Sewell to build a new home for Sewell Motor Coach,…

The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a blood drive at Harrodsburg Christian Church Fellowship Hall (305 South Main Street) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. While supplies last, donors will receive a Big Blue Crush shirt, a collector’s item for many donors, is a heathered white long-sleeve with a retro logo.…