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Evans Charged With Misappropriating $10-Million From 15 Investors Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The federal government is charging a Harrodsburg man with running a $10-million Ponzi scheme. According to court documents, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to stop a “Ponzi-like scheme” that has been in operation since September 2018. According to the federal…

County Clerk’s Office Reopens To In-Person Visits Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office has resumed limited driver’s license services, including written testing for learner’s permits. Road testing will not resume until July, according to the Kentucky State Police. All services are by appointment only, according to Mercer County Circuit…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Protesters took to the courthouse steps Saturday evening in Harrodsburg. Joining many others around the country.  “We just wanted everyone to know the color of your skin should not matter,” said Amy Trigg. “ I worry for my husband and son every day.” Trigg said although Mercer County has less…

COVID-19 Update For Saturday, May 30 Kentucky recorded its biggest increase in new COVID-19 cases in over two weeks. On Friday, May 29, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 283 new cases, raising Kentucky’s total to 9,464. In addition, Gov. Beshear reported nine new deaths, raising the state’s total to 418. Of the nine deaths reported Friday,…

One manufacturer of Metformin, a medication prescribed to people suffering from type 2 diabetes, has issued a recall on extended release tablets and the federal government is asking other manufacturers to recall the medication. Apotex Corp is recalling all lots of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500mg. Apotex was notified by the U.S. Food and…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Police say a driver traveling down the wrong side of the road almost crashed into a police car last week. On Monday, May 18, the Harrodsburg Police Department received a complaint about a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lane of Danville Road Patrolman Blake Darland parked his cruiser in…

Tourist Board Discusses How To Market Mercer County  Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg will take over collecting the restaurant tax for the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. Harrodsburg Mayor Art Freeman informed the Tourist Commission’s board of directors that the city would start July 1. Freeman said the city would like to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has appointed Joan Huffman to the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission’s board of directors. Huffman, who served as manager of Old Fort Harrod State Park from 2000 to 2008, will replace Kathryn Tuggle as county representative. Tuggle resigned from the board of directors back in April.…

COVID-19 Update For Wednesday, May 27 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Kentucky continues reopening after the COVID-19 shutdown. Now one of the biggest pieces to a fully functioning economy has been put in place, with the governor announcing that in-home childcare may resume on Monday, June 8. Other childcare providers, such as day care centers…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Food money for families has become available with a new program called the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program is a financial resource for families with students who lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 according to a press release. “The…