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National School Counselor Week Recognized Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] This week is school counselor week and Superintendent of Mercer County Schools Dennis Davis declared National School Counselor Week in Mercer on Monday, Feb. 4. The American School Counselor Association said the special week is not meant as a time of gift-giving, but instead seeks…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Making a difference means something different to everyone. To Salvador Paradise it is walking shelter dogs four times a week. But Paradise doesn’t see it that way. “I’m just the human the dogs walk,” he joked. For almost two years, Paradise has devoted himself to helping the shelter. He grew…

Harrodsburg police discovered a large amount of cash and a substance they suspect to be illegal drugs during a traffic stop on Jan. 28. On Tuesday afternoon, James Colburn Yeast, 36, of Harrodsburg, was stopped on Factory Street after the vehicle he was driving was seen swerving. Police subsequently found cash and the unspecified substance…

Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with rubber. The panko chicken nugget items were produced on Nov. 26, 2018, and were shipped to retail locations across the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The five pound plastic packages of “Tyson…

City Commission, Fiscal Court To Hold Joint Meeting In February Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Homeowners along Herrington Lake will soon be in the loop. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Mercer County Fiscal Court approved installing an electric weather siren on the lake. Over a year ago, lake residents came before the fiscal court and…

Imagine A Cold That Never Ends Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Mercer County woman is trying to get out the word about common variable immune deficiency. While CVID, which causes an increased susceptibility to infection, only strikes one in 25,000 people, Krissy Goodlett thinks there might be a lot more people out there suffering…

Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] County officials are opening an emergency warming center at Harrodsburg Lions Community Center due to plunging temperatures. During this week’s extreme temperatures, Bluegrass Community Action  extended hours at the senior center so they may act as daytime warming centers. Bluegrass Ultra-Transit Service (BUS), who partners with Community Action, offered free…

What’s Happening In February Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Friday, Feb. 1, marks the beginning of African American History Month and Mercer County is celebrating in a variety of ways. The 3rd Annual Black History Month Heritage Prayer Breakfast will be Saturday, Feb. 2 starting at 9 a.m. at Centennial Baptist Church, located at 291…

In the Know: Judge-Executive Milward Dedman Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] (Editor’s note: This will be a weekly series interviewing community leaders to share their thoughts and goals for the community.) Judge Executive Milward Dedman has served Mercer county’s Fiscal Court since 2009 and he served in the Kentucky House of Representative from 2004-2008. Prior…

Two people are now in jail and cash and drugs were seized after police crashed a drug deal at Beaumont Plaza on Friday afternoon. According to the arrest citation, police received a tip of a possible drug transaction about to take place on Friday, Jan. 25. Near the former Goodwill store they found Kelsey B.…