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Meet The Candidates Before The Election Three general election candidate forums will be held on Monday, Oct. 22, and Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Lions Park Community Center and a third on Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Burgin School cafeteria. The forums will start with an opportunity to meet the candidates at 6 p.m. The forums…

Robert Moore [email protected] There’s good news for local commuters who have been forced to take the long way around after the closing of the Kennedy Mill Bridge. The state has agreed to provide an incentive to the contractor to speed up construction of the replacement bridge, and they hope to have the new span in…

Nationwide Recall Of Salmonella-Infected Beef The federal government said 57 people in 16 states have become ill since Aug. 5 after eating infected beef. JBS Tolleson Inc. of Tolleson, Arizona, is recalling approximately 6.5 million pounds of various raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…

Robert Moore [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Hotel and Restaurant Association has named candidates to serve on the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission. In August, the tourist commission expelled three members, including Dixon Dedman, because they did live in Mercer County. However, state law allows representatives appointed by a hotel and restaurant association to live outside the…

Burgin and Harrodsburg will hold their fall cleanups Monday, Oct. 15, through Friday, Oct. 19. Burgin All items must be put out for trash pickup at the curb by Thursday, Oct. 18. If trash is not out when the garbage truck runs on Friday, Oct. 19, it will not be picked up later, city officials…

Gaining Experience And A Better Relationship With Local Police Robert Moore [email protected] Two weeks ago, Tyler Carrier, a student at Hughes Jones Harrodsburg Area Tech Center, and Taylor Smith, a Burgin Independent High School student who is attending classes at the tech center through the Trailblazer Career Academy, were caught in the front seat of…

Organizers Hope Third Annual Festival Will Be Bigger And Better Jennifer Marsh [email protected] The third annual Oktoberfest is scheduled for Oct. Friday, 12, through Sunday, Oct. 14. The event promises good food, music, family fun entertainment as well as a variety of beer. Julie Wagner, executive director of Harrodsburg First Main Street Program, expects things…

Burgin Sets New Tax Rates Robert Moore [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission appointed Kerry Anness to replace Jack Coleman on the city commission. Anness, who served as city commissioner from 2009 to 2012, will assume Coleman’s duties in overseeing the water treatment plant and the water and wastewater maintenance departments. Coleman, who was elected to…

Funding For Possible Solution Is Available Jennifer Marsh [email protected] Burgin residents are frustrated to be dealing with flooding for the seventh time this year and are looking for answers. While the city has always been prone to flooding during heavy rains, residents and officials say the recent flooding is unprecedented. “In the 47 years I…

Plateauing Sales, Changing Technology Behind Restructuring Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Hitachi laid off approximately 100 workers this week. Employees were offered separation packages with compensation and benefits, said Brad Banks Sr., vice president and general manager at the Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc. Harrodsburg, plant. The layoff comes as a result of flattened sales…