Area News

March is shaping up to be a big month for the Kendyl and Friends Foundation. Not only have they raised nearly all of the money to make  the playground at Burgin Independent School handicapped accessible, they are behind a law that could make all new playgrounds in Kentucky accessible to everyone. On Monday, Crimson Claycomb,…

The Kentucky Senate’s State and Local Government Committee is considering a bill to fix the Commonwealth’s underfunded pension system. The sponsors of Senate Bill 1 consider it a compromise between what Gov. Matt Bevin proposed last year and what state and county employees have asked for, which is full funding for the first time since…

Good news for the nearly 80,000 people who rely on Herrington Lake and the Kentucky River for drinking water: Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) is converting to dry storage for coal combustion residuals, eliminating ash ponds and other storage impoundments at their four coal-fired power plants, including the E.W. Brown Generating Station in Burgin. Last year,…

There will be no outdoor theater at Old Fort Harrod State Park this year. The board of directors of the Ragged Edge Community Theatre have voted to suspend production of “James Harrod: The Battle For Kentucky” this year. A production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” which was scheduled to open the outdoor drama…

February 16 marked the 50th anniversary of the first 911 call, which was made in Haleyville, Alabama, back in 1968.  Harrodsburg Dispatch is preparing to celebrate their 25th anniversary next year. Gail Napier, telecommunications supervisor at the Harrodsburg Police Department, said the service has grown tremendously since it began in the community in 1994. “At…

A Mercer County Sheriff’s deputy was injured while conducting a traffic stop on US 127 in McAfee. Dep. Steve Peyton said he was still sore after being hit by debris when an 18-wheeler struck his cruiser. Sheriff Ernie Kelty said Peyton was hit in the back by the mirror from the cruiser and had to…

When it’s time to renew your license plates, the next generation of farmers in Mercer County are hoping you’ll remember them. The Kentucky Ag Tag program is one of the best fundraising opportunities for both state and local chapters of 4-H and FFA. The tag only costs $10, but the money raised supports all of…

BCDC Population Soars Above 300 Consultants studying overcrowding at Boyle County Detention Center are holding a public meeting at the Mercer County Extension Office at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6. Representatives from Brandstetter Carroll Inc., of Lexington, are asking Mercer County residents for their input about the future needs at BCDC and substance abuse…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg, billed as the coolest place in history, will celebrate its 250th birthday in six years. But all that history can pile up after a while. The Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners have tried to improve the city’s aging infrastructure, but sometimes they get a rude surprise. At…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Burgin has been found to be in violation of the state Open Records Act again. In a letter dated Thursday, Feb. 15, the Office of the Attorney General wrote that the city committed a “procedural violation” of the act, and “also subverted the intent of the Act,”…