Area News

Arpan Dixit Herald Staff [email protected] The August meeting of the Anderson-Dean Community Park Board started off heated with community members and local soccer club coaches upset with the lack of communication and use of the soccer fields. Park Board President Jason Tyler and Park Director Mark Bryant along with the rest of the board members…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved new tax rates for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. On Tuesday morning, the magistrates agreed to raise the real property tax rates from $12.20 per $100 in assessed value to $12.40. That is the compensating rate, which is calculated to produce the same revenue as…

Lawsuit Seeks To Overturn Fiscal Court And Planning And Zoning Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Opponents are suing to stop a Dollar General store from being built near Herrington Lake. On Aug. 1, the nonprofit group RAZ Inc. and residents and property owners in the area filed suit to stop the project at Mercer Circuit…

Police Still Looking For Remaining Member Of Smuggling Ring Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Mercer County man currently incarcerated at Boyle County Detention Center is one of seven people charged with smuggling contraband into BCDC. Andrew Lucas Horn, 35, of Harrodsburg, is charged with two counts of 1st-degree complicity in promoting contraband. He is…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Firefighters believe a charging battery led to a garage fire on Main Street Monday, Aug. 12. The fire, which was discovered around 5 p.m., consumed the garage where Jonathan West works on cars. While the blaze damaged two vehicles and destroyed tools West has collected over the last 14 years,…

Weekender For August 8–15 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show, the 127 Yard Sale and the beginning of the new school year, it’s time to take a breather before Pioneer Days, which begins Friday, Aug. 16. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to do this week in…

All Points Broadband is acquiring BlueZoom Inc., the wireless internet service provider headquartered here in Harrodsburg. “We’re excited to be a part of bringing better broadband to the rural residents of Kentucky,” said Jimmy Carr, CEO of All Points Broadband. “This acquisition dramatically increases our service area in central Kentucky and will form the basis…

Festival Aug. 16–Aug. 18 At Old Fort Harrod State Park Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Once again it’s time to party like a pioneer. Pioneer Days runs Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18, at Old Fort Harrod State Park. The festival is put on by the park, the Friends of Fort Harrod and the…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County has seen a few changes lately including the addition of the economic development advisor, Terri Bradshaw, a new logo and new voices in the committees around town to name a few. The Mercer County Chamber of Commerce has decided to create a community profile magazine to highlight the…

With Federal Deadline Looming, States Scramble To Provide New IDs Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] There is still no word on when the Mercer County Circuit Court Clerk’s office will begin offering new standard and Voluntary Travel ID credentials. According to a press release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Mercer was supposed to begin issuing…