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Friends Of Fort Harrod Receive Grant To Repair Park Fence Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Many Mercer County residents are upset after learning Pioneer Man, a fiberglass figure in a coonskin cap and fringed buckskin, was removed from his perch near the entrance of Old Fort Harrod State Park. The state has replaced the sign where the…

Fort Harrod Beef Festival Oct. 3–5 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s time to get your beef on. The 14th Annual Kentucky’s Fort Harrod Beef Festival, happens October 3-5, at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. Over $11,000 in prize money will be on the line  as 12 teams of grillers settle at least for this year…

School Report Card Part 2: Mercer County April Elli Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Schools received a three star rating across the board for each of its four schools within the district. The high school was only four points shy of receiving four stars. Lower test scores have overshadowed the Mercer School district for the…

New School Report Cards Part 1: Burgin Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] While the commonwealth of Kentucky has seen fit to unveil a brand new rating system this year, the results for Burgin were pretty much the same as last year. All three schools within the Burgin Independent school system—elementary, middle and high school—earned  four…

Hall started BHS Charities to help Mercer families Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Local high school student Bailey Hall is determined to make a difference in Mercer County. “The poverty rate in Harrodsburg is 25.5 percent That means about one out of every four residents in my hometown lives in poverty,” said Hall. “This statistic…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Residents at Rainey Estates have something to say to Mercer County motorists passing their way. Slow down. Two residents, George Camic and Laura Devine asked the Mercer County Fiscal Court what could be done about reducing speeding in the area. Devine said she has lived in Rainey Estates for eight…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Another big week lies ahead for Mercer County. On Friday, Sept. 27, the Ragged Edge Community Theatre opens its new season with “High Strangeness” by Danville playwright Elizabeth Orndorff. The play is a fictionalized retelling of three women from Liberty who claim to have been abducted by aliens. Thursday • …

Kentucky starts here: New brand and a new non-profit agency Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Tony Dunbar, chairman of the Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday committee, presented the city with a new logo and slogan back in July and has been preparing the organization to launch it since. The 250th birthday committee was formed back in April…

Commission discusses park and sidewalks Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission is considering enacting regulations on food trucks. The Mercer County Lodging and Restaurant Association is asking the commissioners to consider nine recommendations for regulating the growth of food trucks here in Mercer County which are based on what other communities are…

Harrodsburg factory to layoff 120 workers   Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s been a whiplash inducing week in Harrodsburg’s industry. Last week, Apple invested $250 million with Corning. This week, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. announced they are temporarily laying off approximately 120 employees at the Harrodsburg plant effective Sept. 24. Hitachi is blaming…