Area News

It’s time again for the 400-Mile Sale, which happens Thursday, May 31, through Sunday, June 3. The 400-Mile Sale runs across Kentucky from Paducah all the way to Maysville. For four days, vendors will be selling antiques, collectibles and stuff along historic U.S. Highway 68. The 400-Mile Sale is sponsored by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet…

The Grand Jury handed down indictments last Wednesday on charges including drug offenses, receiving stolen property and flagrant nonsupport. DRUG CHARGES Karlie Douglas, 38, of 102 Canewood Boulevard, Georgetown, was charged with four class D felonies: 1st-degree wanton endangerment, illegal possession of a prescription blank, 1st-degree possession of morphine and 2nd-degree trafficking in a schedule…

Mercer County has scored a victory in their negotiations with Boyle County over how joint jail expenses are divided between the two counties. But at least one Mercer resident is wondering if the county should be asking for more. Last week, the Boyle-Mercer Joint Jail Committee approved amending the interlocal agreement between the two counties…

The story at Herrington Lake isn’t the Kennedy Mill Bridge, which remains closed while construction continues on its replacement, but the lake. In order to complete work on the replacement, the lake level is being kept at 720 feet, leaving all but one of the local marinas high and dry. This phase of construction was…

On Monday night, Scott Hammons was named the new chief of the Harrodsburg Fire Department and Brian Allen was named the new chief of the Harrodsburg Police Department. Hammons and Allen have been serving as interim chiefs since the retirement of Ric Maxfield and Billy Whitenack earlier this year. Both Hammons and Allen could have…

Last year was a big one for tourism in Mercer County, and local officials want to build on that momentum for 2018. Mercer County recorded a 7.5 percent increase in tourism in 2017, according to the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. Last year’s increase continues a growing trend that has held for more than…

Authorities are warning the public to be on their guard against ticks. It’s May and the sun is finally shining. It seems tempting to don a pair of shorts and a T-shirt and run outside, but remember: you’re not the only one who’s glad the weather’s warming up. So are the ticks. Thanks to a…

Anyone interested in the history of Salvisa should check out a photographic exhibit which will be on display at Family Affair Restaurant starting at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 14. The pictures were taken by Davis Gritton, a house painter and amateur shutterbug. “He shot his camera all the time,” said historian Anna Armstrong. Armstrong…

Absentee voting has already begun in Mercer County’s primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, May 22. There is a lot of excitement for this year’s election. Over 3.3-million Kentuckians are registered to vote, according to the Secretary of State’s office, an increase of approximately 62,000 voters since the last statewide election. More than…

April Ellis Herald Staff [email protected] On Saturday, May 10, 2008, approximately 3,000 people marched down Main Street to pray for the drug problem facing the community. Jack Coleman, one of the organizers for the original march, called it “the most important event in the history of our community.” Now, 10 years later, religious leaders are…