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April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court met Tuesday, April 28, to hold a hearing for the County Road Aid (CRA) and Local Government Economic Assistance (LGEA) funding for money spent on construction, equipment and capital projects relating to the road department. With the funding the county will pay off the lease…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man is in jail after leading police in Boyle County on a wild chase, which sent one officer to the hospital for treatment. On the evening of Friday, April 24, a Boyle County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a white Ford pickup on Main Street in Danville. The…

May 14 Last Day For Mercer Students Nekita Yates Johnson has been named principal of Mercer County Elementary School. Johnson, a Mercer County native, is a graduate of Harrodsburg High School. She earned her undergraduate at Kentucky State University and her master’s in educational leadership from the University of Kentucky. Johnson began her career in…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin Independent Schools will have their last day for students on Friday, May 1. “We are very disappointed that we cannot have a normal ceremony and regular senior activities for the Burgin Class of 2020, due to the current restrictions,” said Sarah Steele, counselor for the Burgin High School. “The…

Coronavirus Update For Monday, April 27 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Kentuckians will have to wear masks in public starting Monday, May 11. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear, who began laying out his administration’s plans to reopen Kentucky. At Monday night’s briefing, he concentrated on how healthcare facilities will reopen. But Beshear gave the…

Coronavirus Update For Friday, April 24 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Gov. Andy Beshear announced the biggest single day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases so far. As of Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m., there were 322 new confirmed cases in Kentucky, raising the state’s total to 3,779. The governor also announced nine new deaths,…

Coronavirus Update For Thursday, April 23 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] At Thursday’s briefing, Gov. Andy Beshear laid out the guidelines health care providers will need to follow when they reopen next week. Beshear said provders will need to operate in a different way than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. “To do this safely,…

Coronavirus Update For Wednesday, April 22 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Kentucky is taking its first steps into reopening, starting with healthcare. Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is finalizing plans to begin restarting some healthcare services on Monday, April 26. in addition, the governor is also lifting restrictions on who can be tested for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: This is an update of a previously published story. Kentucky public schools will remain closed for the rest of the year to in-person instruction. Gov. Andy Beshear made the official announcement during his Monday afternoon briefing. Beshear informed school superintendents during a group call earlier on Monday, according…

Board Elects New Officers     Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Kathryn Tuggle has resigned from the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission board of directors. Tuggle has been accused, along with former board member JoEtta Wickliffe, of entering an employment agreement last year with Karen P. Hackett, executive director of the Tourist Commission, without the knowledge…