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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kickoff for the Kentucky Jazz Festival happens at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill on Sunday, Oct. 5. Blue Groove Jazz will perform at the Trustees Table starting at 4 p.m. Both local pumpkin patches are open. Daynabrook Farms and Greenhouse (135 Dunn Lane) is open Mondays through Thursdays from…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] An arrest has been made in connection to this weekend’s hit-and-run accident in downtown Harrodsburg. The Harrodsburg Police Department announced via Facebook that Sean Angel, 44, of Harrodsburg, had turned himself into the Mercer County Sheriffs Office. Angel was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Because of an ongoing attempt to recall the Mercer County School District’s tax rate, taxpayers will receive two tax bills: one for all the county taxing districts except the schools and another one for the schools. However, it is not clear when taxpayers will get the second bill or if…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education moved ahead with planning on a proposed athletic complex at Mercer County Senior High School. At a special-called meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, the school board approved the schematic design for the stadium and hired firms to perform a site survey and a geotechnical…

Wild but true: Kentuckians can save local lives. All they have to do is donate blood at this upcoming blood drive in their community. One donation with Kentucky Blood Center could save up to three lives. A whole blood donation only takes about 45 minutes from registration to refreshment. Mercer County donors at the upcoming…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Laissez les bons temps rouler—let the good times roll. That’s what they say in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. That’s what they might be saying in downtown Harrodsburg when the Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival returns Oct. 10 to 12. The festival is a three-day celebration, not just of jazz,…

April Ellis Herald Staff For Mercer County native Juanita Phillips, what began as a simple love of photography has turned into a once-in-a-lifetime honor, her work will soon be traveling across the nation on millions of U.S. Postal Service stamps. Phillips, 69, a 1974 graduate of Mercer County High School, has lived her entire life…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission gave second reading to an ordinance raising the property tax rate from .061 per $100 in assessed valuation to 063 per $100. The owner of a house valued at $100,000 would see a $2 increase in their tax bill, according to City Clerk Shavonna Huffman. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A group of Mercer County residents are seeking to recall the property tax rate. On Monday, Sept. 22, three Mercer County residents submitted a recall affidavit with Mercer County Clerk Chris Horn’s office. The affidavit is signed by James Milton Fyffe of Harrodsburg, William Steven Marshall of Salvisa and Wanda…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education unanimously approved a working budget for the 2026 fiscal year. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the board of education completed the final step of the year long district budget process, approving a budget with projected revenue of $32.4 million, which includes…