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35th Season Opens Friday, Sept. 28 Robert Moore [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre is kicking off their new season with an old favorite. “Little Shop of Horrors” is the timeless story of a girl, a boy and a man-eating houseplant from outer space. The musical, which features Alyssa Wray as Audrey, Matthew Curtis as Seymour…

Family Sets Up GoFundMe Page To Cover Funeral Expenses Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Three family members—including one King Middle School student—died in an early morning fire Saturday in Boyle County. The call for help came around 4:15 a.m., said Boyle County Fire Chief Donald Sexton. The three bodies were found upstairs in a bedroom…

Shooter In Custody, Victim In Hospital Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] One man is in the hospital and another is in jail after a shooting this weekend. The incident happened Saturday, Sept. 22, at 8:30 p.m. at 456 Manns Road, according to the arrest citation. Richard Rowlette, 56, fired three shots from a 9mm handgun,…

Burgin Is One Of The Best, Mercer Has Room For Improvement Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky Department of Education has released its assessment of schools across the Commonwealth. While both Mercer County school systems are happy this year, they don’t have any grades to show for it. That’s because the state is doing…

Deputies Capture Williams And Another Fugitive Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office captured a kidnapping suspect early Tuesday morning. They also got a special bonus when they captured another wanted fugitive. Jamie Lynn Williams, 33, whose address is Willisburg, according to the Boyle County Detention Center website, was taken into custody…

City Attorney Also Announces Resignation Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg City Commissioner Jack Coleman is resigning. Coleman, who was elected to the city commission in 2016, is retiring effective Sept. 30. He is being forced to step down by the state law, which says that retirees must cease all employment with agencies participating with…

Tia Taylor Appointed To Tourist Commission Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A self-proclaimed “volunteer advocate” for Mercer County taxpayers is asking to take a look at Mercer County’s finances. Waldon Adkinson has attended two meetings of the Mercer County Fiscal Court to voice his opposition to a tax increase on real estate to 12.2 cents…

Two Days Of Fun Kick Off At Salvisa Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Salvisa Ruritan Days Community Festival will return on Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, at 404 Main Street in Salvisa. The festival will have car show, games, pageants, live music and over $200 in prizes. The fun starts at 5 p.m.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is asking a kidnapping suspect to turn himself in. On Sept. 17 at around 2 p.m. Sheriff Ernie Kelty and three deputies responded to a report of an assault in progress on Oakland Lane. They were told a man—who has been identified as Jamie Williams—grabbed…

Idea Comes From High School Student Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] If the Burgin Independent High School ends up adopting a dress code, high school students will only have one of their own to blame. A student has asked officials to look into regulating more closely what students wear to school. Students at the elementary…