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Fundraising With Humor and Fun With .5K Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] You can run, walk, ride or carry a flame for half a kilometer in the Heart of Kentucky United Way marathon. Yes, half a kilometer not five kilometers. This event is sponsored by 10th Planet on Friday, Sept. 14, at the Centre College…

School Districts Face Difficult Funding Options Robert Moore [email protected] Last week’s school board meeting was “short, sweet and to the point,” in Finance Officer Amber Minor’s words, but it will be interesting to see if the tax hearing scheduled for today, Thursday, Aug. 23, will be. The board will be considering tax rates for the…

Hensley Runs For Reelection Robert Moore [email protected] Burgin Mayor George Hensley has decided to run for reelection. But Hensley isn’t the only story. Thirteen people filed to run for the Burgin City Council and several others were calling the Mercer County Clerk’s Office about how to run as a write-in candidate. It’s a dramatic turnaround…

Family Asks For Public Support To Keep Works In Prison Robert Moore [email protected] The family of Regina “Jeanie” Nickles are waiting to find out if her killer could be released next week. A two-part parole hearing was held this week for John Paul Works, who was convicted 20 years ago of killing Nickles, a veteran…

Justin Jenkins Played Banjo For Grascals This Past Weekend Jennifer Marsh [email protected] Playing at the Grand Ole Opry is a dream for many musicians but for one Mercer County man that dream has been realized. Justin Jenkins of Burgin played banjo for the Grascals this past weekend at the Grand Ole Opry. The Grascals are…

Free Food, Games And Get Half Of Adoption Fee Paid Jennifer Marsh Herald Staff [email protected] Adopt a pet day, a collaboration between Cash A Check, the Mercer County Humane Society and the Mercer County Animal Shelter, will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cash a Check located at…

Silent Auction, Dinner And Live Music For Habitat for Humanity Jennifer Marsh [email protected] Mercer County Habitat for Humanity is holding their annual benefit dinner at Salvisa Baptist Church on Monday Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m. The event raises funds for the non-profit organization that builds housing to help eliminate poverty housing. The 2018 Mercer County…

Public Hearing Will Be Held On Aug. 28 Robert Moore [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court has approved a four-percent tax increase. The magistrates were presented with two options: to either take the compensating rate of 0.122 per $100 in assessed value, which is the same rate as last year, or to make a four-percent…

Commissioners Hear More Complaints Robert Moore [email protected] Once again, Harrodsburg-Mercer County Planning and Zoning Commission is on the hot seat. At Monday’s city commission meeting, citizens complained about Planning and Zoning Executive Director Shawn Moore. They claimed Moore selectively enforced zoning ordinances and discouraged developers from building new homes in Harrodsburg. Doug McKinney of Rags…

Board Members Cite Uncertain State, Federal Funding Robert Moore [email protected] The Burgin Board of Education has voted to increase the property tax rate to 0.775 per $100 in assessed value. The move comes on top of a nickel increase last year, when the tax rate for real estate and tangibles was 0.695 per $100 in…