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Harrodsburg Tankers To Be Honored On Saturday, Nov. 2 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mobility assistance is available for veterans who would like to participate in the Harrodsburg Tankers Memorial March and Veterans Parade on Saturday, Nov. 2. Jackie Mattingly, chairman of the Harrodsburg Tankers Military Committee, said a half a dozen have signed up…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission declined to give their blessings to a neighborhood watch program after commissioners and police expressed concerns about the legality of some of the tactics used by the group’s founder. Members of the “I Love Broadway” Neighborhood Watch program asked for the city’s blessings Monday. The group’s…

Mysterious Canister Has Authorities Puzzled Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] An object which flew into a Burgin man’s home earlier this month remains unidentified, police say. After Tommy Woosley found the UFO lodged in the wall of the mobile home he rents on Buster Pike, he called the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, Oct. 13.…

‘Chaos’ at the State Finals The Mercer County Senior High School Marching Band took fourth place in Class 2A of the Marching Band State Finals championship, held at Western Kentucky University. The Titans performed their 2019 show, “Call to Chaos,” under the direction of drum major Emily Martin. 

Voters across the Commonwealth will go to the polls next week. The 2019 general election will be on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Anyone still waiting to vote at 6 p.m. will be allowed to cast their ballot. For Mercer County voters, the off-year election is mostly…

Local Fixture Now Appears In New TV Show Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg’s man of a thousand faces has added another role to his repertoire. Tim White, who has appeared as everything from a zombie in the Thriller Dancers to Daniel Boone in “James Harrod: The Battle For Kentucky” to Bilbo Baggins from “the Lord of…

Due to inclement weather, trick-or-treating has been moved up to Tuesday, Oct. 29,from 5:30–7 p.m. in Burgin, Harrodsburg and the rest of Mercer County. Rain caused the Harrodsburg First Main Street Program to cancel the Spooktacular Halloween Parade, which was scheduled for Oct. 26. However, the Studio G Thriller Dancers still held indoor performances Saturday night.…

Weekender: Oct. 24–Nov. 3 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s that time of year again, when the streets are crawling with little monsters looking for candy. It’s Halloween, and few communities offer as many treats as Mercer County. From getting scared out of your wits on the Haunted Frontier at Old Fort Harrod State Park—Friday…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Mercer County man has died after being severely burned while working on his home’s furnace. According to his obituary, Raymond Douglas Jarvis, 65, died Saturday, Oct. 19, at the University of Louisville Burn Center. Jarvis was severely burned at his home on Providence Road on Thursday, Oct. 17. Jarvis,…

  Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Senior High School Band scored Distinguished at the East Regional 2A Competition at George Rogers Clark High School and placed 3rd overall, on Saturday, Oct. 19.  “The students and staff of the MCSHS Marching Band need to be commended for their performance at the KMEA State…