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City Commission Meetings Moved To 6 P.M. Starting Jan. 28 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners held their first regular meeting of 2019 on Monday night. And while it was their first meeting with new Mayor Art Freeman, they had to tackle an old problem: parking. The commissioners voted unanimously to…

Fifth graders Try To Help The Hungry Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin Elementary students Justice Young and Talyn Brummett decided the spirit of giving shouldn’t end with the holiday season and started “Kids that Care.” The students are planning a free chili supper on Saturday, Jan. 19, from noon to 3 p.m. at Lions Park Community…

Mercer And Boyle Fiscal Courts Have To Approve Raise Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County-Boyle County Joint Jail Committee has approved a 50-cent across the board raise for all guards at Boyle County Detention Center. Last month, the committee denied a $1 across the board raise, with Mercer County Attorney Ted Dean and…

Budgets Set For Clerk’s And Sheriff’s Offices Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court met for the first time in 2019. The magistrates took care of work that needs to be done at the beginning of the new year, approving the 2019 budgets for the county clerk’s and sheriff’s offices. For 2019,…

Kountry Kupboard Staff Finds Runaway Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] An Anderson County teen who had been missing since Saturday night was found safe but a little hungry Monday night in McAfee. Alexander Strayer, 16, of Anderson County, was found in the rest room of the Kountry Kupboard Monday evening. Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty said…

Cradle School Continues After State Cuts Funding Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County community Endowment  agreed to fund the Cradle School through the end of the school year. Cradle School was facing new challenges in 2019 after losing grant funds because they were paying a certified teacher. The Governor’s Office for Early Childhood Development…

Get Help Kicking The Habit At Mercer County Health Department Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] There’s no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. According to a 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung…

Massive Winter Storm Headed For Kentucky Authorities are warning the public, especially motorists, to prepare for Winter Storm Gia, which is predicted to hit Kentucky early Saturday morning. Forecasters predict Gia will spread snow and ice across the county this weekend, all the way from the Rockie Mountains to the mid-Atlantic. According to Weather.com,  accumulations…

New City Government Takes The Reins Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Update: After press time, Mayor Caldwell announced Billy Whitenack would not be taking the position as chief of the Burgin Police Department due to personal issues. For once, the friendly little city lived up to its name. The first meeting of the Burgin City…

Mercer County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help on solving a heinous case of animal abuse. On Sunday, Dec. 16, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that someone in the Duncan community close to the intersection of Bohon and Grapevine Roads had tied the legs of two dogs, duct-taped their muzzles shut…