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Thoughts And Goals From Community Leaders 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.) Will Begley has been superintendent of Burgin Independent School for two years. Originally from Lancaster, Begley has lived in Mercer County for 24 years. “This…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Nearly a thousand Mercer County homeowners may soon get new street addresses. After two years, the Bluegrass Area Development District has completed their study of 911 addresses. Bluegrass ADD has sent local officials a 63-page Excel spreadsheet listing the addresses that will need to be changed. Judge-Executive Milward Dedman said…

After Split Votes, Controversial Rezoning Case Goes To Fiscal Court Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Once again, the Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission failed to reach a decision on the controversial Herrington Lake Dollar General. The choice before the commission was deceptively simple. They could vote to recommend rezoning of 2.33 acres owned by…

Arts Council Agrees Not To Prosecute, Seeks To Move On Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] The Arts Council of Mercer County will not prosecute former Executive Director Sarah Morgan Tolbert after Tolbert paid back missing funds. Tolbert was fired on Monday, April 22, after donors and artists expressed concerns about financial discrepancies. Following Tolbert’s dismissal,…

The Kiwanis Club Easter Egg Hunt was held last Saturday at Old Fort Harrod State Park. The event was postponed last week because of the weather, but the kids still seemed to be full of Easter spirit. Pictures by Robert Moore/Harrodsburg Herald

Blood Drive At Lions Park Community Center Donors can earn a snazzy new “I’m not a chicken” t-shirt at blood drive being held at the Lions Park Community Center on Wednesday, May 8, from 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. In addition to handing out free t-shirts, the Kentucky Blood Center, which is organizing the blood drive, is…

  Weddings bring thoughts of pretty dresses, beautiful flowers, excitement and even a little stress. However, regardless of the little details that go into a wedding, there should be one thing that is seen and felt….love. As Olivia Moler and Kasey McRay plan their June 15 wedding, they are all smiles and excited, but it…

Beef May Be Contaminated With Same E. Coli Strain That Has Made 177 People Sick Another manufacturer has announced a recall of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the same infection that has made 177 people in 10 states ill, including more than 65 people in Kentucky. K2D Foods, doing business as Colorado…

Officials Hail New Woman’s Treatment Center As A Step Towards Solving ‘The Challenge Of Our Time’   Find the rest of the story on page 1A of this week’s issue of the Harrodsburg Herald or click here to to subscribe.

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After two years, Mercer County residents will soon get their first look at who might need to change their address. Bluegrass Area Development District has provided county officials with a list of addresses that will need to be revised because the address number does not correspond to the property’s location…