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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Downtown Harrodsburg is getting German with it when Oktoberfest returns Friday, Sept. 26, starting at 5 p.m. and running until midnight. The festival continues Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to midnight and concludes with a church service on Sunday Sept. 28, starting at 10 a.m. The Downtown Harrodsburg Oktoberfest 5K…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County mourns for Glenn Phillips, the former chief of the Mercer County Fire Protection District. Phillips died at his home in Salvisa on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the age of 61. According to the obituary, funeral services with firefighter honor guard will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, at the…

Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Salvisa man has been charged with attempted murder. Last week, the Mercer County Grand Jury indicted Troy Dale Simmons, 53, of 985 Old Louisville Road, Salvisa, for an incident that occurred on Thursday, July 17, just before 11 p.m. Officers from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mercer County Senior High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, has been cancelled. Another crazy busy week here in Mercer County. Both local pumpkin patches are open. Daynabrook Farms and Greenhouse (135 Dunn Lane) is open Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] In case you missed it, Harrodsburg—that’s right, Hogtown—made national news last week. On Friday, Sept. 12, officials from Corning and Apple met with the media at Corning’s Harrodsburg facility to discuss Apple’s $2.5 billion commitment to expand manufacturing in Harrodsburg. It was a rare Friday, in which someone looking for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Hogtown will again be transformed into a little slice of Bavaria when Oktoberfest returns to starting Friday, Sept. 26, starting at 5 p.m. and running until midnight. The festival continues Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to midnight and concludes with a church service on Sunday Sept. 28, starting at 10…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin City Council voted to keep the city’s property tax rate the same at .142 per $100 in assessed value. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9, the city council elected to keep their tax rates on tangible property and motor vehicles the same as last year. Due…

Donors can receive a “Stay Wild” T-shirt (while supplies last) as a thank you for their donations at the blood drive hosted by the Kentucky Blood Center on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. at Harrodsburg Christian Church Fellowship Hall (305 South Main Street). One donation with the Kentucky Blood Center could save up…

September has been declared Homeland Security Month and the Mercer County Sheriffs Office in cooperation with Mercer County Crime Stoppers, Mercer County Fire Chiefs, Hometown Radio and the Harrodsburg Herald is conducting a virtual Neighborhood Watch/Town Hall Meeting to benefit all citizens from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23. During this meeting, Burgin…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises the traveling public that mowing continues for Central Kentucky. District 7 crews and contractors will be working to mow, and trim grass along state roadsides. Specific counties—Anderson, Bourbon, Garrard and Woodford—will provide their own mowing operations. Exact dates of work for each county will vary, and work is weather…