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Explosion Leaves One Dead, Five Injured Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of last week’s pipeline rupture in Stanford. The ensuing explosion killed one person and injured five others and left at least 10 families homeless. The blast was so violent it could be heard and seen here…

Mercer County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in finding David Patrick Jones, 41, of Harrodsburg, who has an active arrest warrant for felony assault in Washington County. Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information which leads to an arrest and conviction. Crime Stoppers wants your information, not your name. Call…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] A new club for girls has emerged in Mercer County called the Butterfly Effect.  Their mission is to be the change they want to see in the world. The club formed this past May after a chance meeting at a Mercer County Easter event. They set out to hear the…

New Works Festival Runs Aug. 2—Aug. 4 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre is hosting the first ever New Works Festival. Theater lovers get a chance to watch three new shows by local playwrights starting Friday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 4. The festival is a steal. One ticket is good for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] School starts on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Burgin Independent and at Mercer County Schools on Wednesday, Aug. 7. But summer is only heating up, with the 127 Yard Sale, the New Works Festival at Ragged Edge Community Theatre, the Cruz On Chiles Car Show and the Shaker Village Crafts Fair all…

Police Work With Archaeologists To Solve One Of Kentucky’s Most Notorious Missing Persons Cases Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Police are working with a team of archaeologists from the University of Kentucky to find Melanie Flynn, who disappeared in 1977. Flynn was from Lexington, but for decades there have been rumors that she was buried…

An Online Attack Of The Clones Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The next time you receive a friend request on Facebook, you might want to check carefully before you approve it. The person making the request might not be who you think they are. For instance, most people know who Officer Baker is. He’s Burgin…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] (Editor’s note: This is a weekly series interviewing community leaders to share their thoughts and goals for the community.) Karen Hackett has been executive director of the Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission since 1993 and is a native of Mercer County. She is the fourth generation to live on the family…

Shiann Stratton Crowned Miss Teen Mercer; Karla Curtsinger Crowned Ms. Mercer April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] Even though the weather didn’t cooperate on Monday, three new queens were crowned at the Whitaker Bank 192nd Mercer County Fair and Horse Show. Monday’s pageants were moved to the Mercer County Senior High auditorium and for the second year…

Weekender For July 25–Aug. 1 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Another busy weekend, as the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show and “James Harrod: The Battle For Kentucky” wind down and Mercer gets ready for the 127 Yard Sale, which starts Thursday, Aug. 1. Thursday Movie. The Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street)…