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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Two summer traditions in Mercer County are being canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers of the Lights Over Herrington Independence Day fireworks show announced that this year’s production is canceled. The organizers hope to resume the fireworks show—which draws thousands of spectators to the lake along the…

State, Federal Officials Warn About Pandemic Scams Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: This is an update on a previously reported story. Officials are warning the public about a woman selling fake COVID-19 certificates. A woman posing as an inspector with the Mercer County Health Department is offering special COVID-19 food service certificates for…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin Board of Education held their April meeting via Zoom with the hour and 40 minute meeting posted on YouTube last week. Around 480 meals were distributed in Burgin last month in an effort to feed Burgin students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Superintendent Will Begley said Melissa Moore, the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program is currently broke, and until the U.S. Congress approves another round of funding, local businesses will scramble to survive the pandemic. As of Thursday, April 16, the Small Business Administration awarded 1.6 million loans worth $342 billion through 4,975 lenders. While the…

Coronavirus Update For Monday, April 20 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Kentucky public schools will remain closed for the rest of the year. Gov. Andy Beshear made the official announcement during his Monday afternoon briefing. Beshear informed school superintendents during a group call earlier on Monday, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. Students will continue their…

Coronavirus Update For Friday, April 17 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear laid out a series of benchmarks for reversing his executive orders closing businesses and banning gatherings of more than 10 people. But Beshear has not set a date for when he will reopen Kentucky. One day earlier, President Donald…

Phoenix Yates, pictured below with her grandfather PhillipYates, a fifth grader at Mercer County Intermediate school won the AARP and Kentucky Retired Teachers Associations “Grandparent of the Year” essay contest. Yates also received several honors at the state level as her essay was chosen in the top 20 out of the thousands entered.  “This is…

Coronavirus Update For Thursday, April 16 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The partnership between Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio to reopen regional economies has expanded to include Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan. At yesterday’s briefing, Gov. Andy Beshear announced he was working with the governors of Indiana and Ohio on how they could ease restrictions each…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials are warning the public about a woman selling fake COVID-19 certificates. The woman is posing as an inspector with the Mercer County Health Department. She is offering special COVID-19 food service certificates for a cash fee. According to Dep. Wes Gaddis of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the woman is…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commissioners voted to remove JoEtta Wickliffe as the city’s representative on the board of directors of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. At the commission’s regular meeting on Monday, April 13, which was held on the Zoom app and posted on Facebook, the commission voted unanimously to remove…