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The Continental Barbecue Company of Charlestown, Indiana, won the overall award at the 2018 Kentucky Fort Harrod Beef Festival. It is the first time the team, which consists of Kent Schultz and his wife Rachel and children Sebastian and Morgan—have competed. They also collected the awards for best burger, best steak and best brisket in…

Paving On College Street To Begin In Two Weeks Harrodsburg residents are fed up with the condition of city streets. But a solution might not be right around the corner. While repairs on streets damaged during utility work should begin within the month, Commissioner Charlie Mattingly, who oversees the city’s public works department, said work…

History arrives with a boom! at the 10th annual Settlement and Raid at Old Fort Harrod State Park. The raid is a full scale re-enactment of colonial life with traders, settlers, British, Natives and more. The reenactments happen Saturday June 23, and Sunday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. But while the raid…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The Heart of Kentucky United Way is looking for a few heros. The non-profit organization, which serves Mercer, Boyle, Garrard and Lincoln counties, has kicked off their “Be A Hero” campaign and are looking for financial investments. The mission of the Heart of Kentucky is to mobilize people to give,…

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie found himself defending Congress during a recent meeting at the Mercer County Extension Office. Guthrie is touring the 21 counties in the Second Congressional District, which including Mercer County. Last week, he met with his constituents here in Mercer, and the first thing the congressman was asked about was the farm…

The water level at Herrington Lake is currently at 728 feet, still below the summer pool but good enough for most of Mercer County’s marinas to reopen their boat ramps. Bartley’s Pandora Marina and Royalty’s Fishing Camp and Marina never closed their ramps. Kamp Kennedy’s ramp is open and Chimney Rock Marina and Campground’s ramp…

The Harrodsburg City Commission has passed a $14.8 million budget. The city commissioners gave the first reading to the budget at their May 29 meeting. Due to concerns the budget may not have been passed on time, they held a special meeting on June 1 to give the budget a second reading. The budget, which…

“Joseph And the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” At Ragged Edge Starting June 14 “Who wants to be my sacrificial lamb?” Freida Gebert is directing the Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” a retelling of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. And anyone who remembers Sunday school remembers…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] The House of Grace, Hope and Mercy will hod a walk-a-thon and silent auction on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The group is trying to raise funds to open the shelter designed to provide a transitional home to individuals and families seeking shelter, comfort and stability…

Burgin Independent and Mercer County Schools have submitted their tentative budgets for the upcoming school year. Burgin Board of Education The Burgin Board of Education met right before graduation last Friday to approve renovations to Burgin Independent’s bathrooms. The board agreed to spend $191,000 to redo the bathrooms on both floors, which have not been…