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Baker Hired As New Animal Control Officer Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court hopes to resume the animal disposal program next month. Earlier this year, the fiscal court learned Bluegrass Recycling of Winchester, which removed animals for 18 counties in Central Kentucky, was going out of business. The fiscal court has…

Board Votes To Contribute $10,000 To Anderson-Dean Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] At a special called meeting last week, the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission voted to contribute funds to run Anderson-Dean Community Park, which has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to make a $10,000 contribution to the park, to be…

Local Veteran Survived Fiercest Fighting Of WWII Editor’s Note: This story first ran in 2017. It is being rerun today to honor Hoskins and all the men who fought in D-Day. Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Every year, on June 6, Dallas Waterfill calls his friend Garland Hoskins and asks him: “Where were you on…

J.C. Penney is closing its Danville store. According to the retailer’s website, they are closing 154 stores over the next two years, including five other stores in Kentucky. J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15. Before the filing, the company announced they were paying out millions in bonuses to top management. CEO…

Another manufacturer has recalled Metformin extended release tablets, which is prescribed to people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of Bridgewater, New Jersey, is recalling all lots of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg and 750 mg. Amneal was notified by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration that testing of seven lots of Metformin…

COVID-19 Update For Thursday, June 4 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 295 new cases of COVID-19. This is the second straight day where there has been a high count. On Wednesday, the governor announced 265 new confirmed cases. There have been 10,705 total confirmed cases, including 226 probable cases,…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Protesters marched through downtown Harrodsburg Tuesday night to bring “awareness of injustice in the justice system.” Before the march they were joined by Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty and officers from the Harrodsburg Police. “I think these folks are doing this the right way,” Kelty said. “They are peaceful and just want to…

Some Events Are Being Canceled Or Rescheduled   Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Good news! The 2020 Grand Ole Mercer County Fair and Horse Show will happen. But it won’t be the same as in previous years. The horse show and livestock events will happen, but no spectators will be allowed. Some beauty pageants are…

Yeast Appointed To Tourist Commission Board Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Last week, the Harrodsburg City Commission agreed to begin collecting the restaurant tax and split the proceeds with the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. Last Tuesday, the commission gave first reading to revised restaurant tax ordinance 2020-02, which empowers the city to begin collecting the…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Schools have been closed since mid-March and recently ended their school years with distance learning, but the hard part has just begun according to the superintendents. “The most difficult part of our current situation, personally, is the unknowing and not being able to make a plan,” said Dennis Davis superintendent…