Area News
Mercer Elementary Teachers Parade On April 2
Getting Into The Spirt And Keeping A Distance Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Elementary School will hold a teacher parade today, Thursday, April 2, at 4 p.m. Teachers and students can wave at each other and students are encouraged to make signs everyone is asked to maintain social distancing during the event. Last…
Read MoreKentuckians Not Interested In Other States’ Offers For ‘Gov. Andy’
Rosalind Turner Featured Writer Gov. Andy Beshear enters living rooms across the state every day to bring Kentuckians the latest news—good and bad. Mercer Countians are among those who watch “Andy at 5” to hear updates and reassurances from the governor. But amidst the worry and “social distancing,” the Facebookers have also found a way…
Read MoreTourist Commission Closes Diamond Point, Approves Tax Resolution
Legality Of Some Actions Taken During Recent Board Meeting Questioned Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Diamond Point Welcome Center is closed and an employee with the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has been laid-off because of coronavirus concerns. However, there are questions about the legality of steps recently taken by members of the Tourist Commission board…
Read MoreFiscal Court Approves Out-Of-County Brush Dumping Fee Increase
City Of Harrodsburg Makes Emergency Hires Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved charges for unloading brush at the county transfer station for tree service companies and people who don’t live in Mercer County. The new rates are $25 per load for truck bed load and $200 per dump truck load.…
Read MoreDespite False Postive Test, Mercer Still Has Two Coronavirus Cases
Coronavirus Update For Tuesday, March 31 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Even though the first case of coronavirus in Mercer County has turned out to be a false positive, there are still two confirmed cases according to Kathy Crown-Weber, the director of the Mercer County Health Department. Crown-Weber said another Mercer County resident has tested…
Read MoreGovernor Asks Kentuckians Not To Travel
Coronavirus Update For Monday, March 30 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Gov.Andy Beshear is asking Kentuckians not to travel out of the state and take a chance of bringing the disease back home with them. But first, a local update. The Mercer County man diagnosed with coronavirus who was refusing to report his most recent…
Read MoreMercer Man Diagnosed With Coronavirus Is Cooperating With Health Officials
Coronavirus Update For Sunday, March 28 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] UPDATE: The Mercer County Health Department has informed the Harrodsburg Herald that the man is now cooperating. A Mercer County man who tested positive for coronavirus is refusing to tell health officials who he may have come in contact with. Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s…
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Second Confirmed Coronavirus Case In Mercer—Boyle And Washington Get First Cases
Coronavirus Update For Saturday, March 28 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] UPDATE: Ephraim McDowell Health has revealed that a second Boyle County resident has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The second case is currently quarantined at home, recovering. Those were all the details provided by the McDowell Health press release. A second Mercer resident has…
Read MoreMercer Has First Confirmed Coronavirus Case
Coronavirus Update For Friday, March 27 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus. A 52-year-old female has been diagnosed with the disease, according to Kathy Crown-Weber, director of the Mercer County Health Department. Crown-Weber could not disclose any other details about the patient. Before now, there had…
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