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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg Board of Commissioners met the future Monday night. The members of the Mercer County Extension Office’s Youth Leadership Group, which is made up of students from the 6th to 9th grades, attended the board meeting. After watching the city commissioners conduct business, they participated in a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Burgin is still dealing with headaches from the city’s new sewer system. In addition to complaints over torn up streets and increased paperwork, there is also the possibility of an obstruction in the sink-hole that runs under the city. While some citizens say the blockage was not…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dick Webb has resigned as executive director of the board for the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority (HMCIDA). “I’ve been thinking about this for a few months,” said Webb, who was hired as HMCIDA executive director in 2015. “I’m ready to give up some of my obligations.” Webb, a graduate…

Long simmering tensions between Mercer and Boyle Counties about the management of Boyle County Detention Center came to a head Tuesday, with the Mercer County Fiscal Court voting unanimously to hire a lawyer to look into the financial arrangement which covers BCDC. Regional jail officials came to the fiscal court meeting to explain the latest…

The new McDowell Wellness Center opened this Monday in Harrodsburg. The Wellness Center will be located on the ground floor of the Mercer Area Family Education and Wellness (MAFEW) building, formerly the YMCA. “We are excited to offer a new facility in Harrodsburg to help improve the health of the community,” said Dee Minor, director…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected]   The Mercer Circuit Court handed down indictments on nine people last week, on charges ranging from automobile theft to criminal abuse of a minor to burglary. In addition, two offenders have been prosecuted through Mercer County’s new rocket docket program. VEHICLE BREAK-INS The man police believe is responsible for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected]   It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Charles Dickens could have summed up last Friday’s meeting of the Boyle-Mercer County Joint Jail Committee quite well. Just when administrators thought they had some breathing room at the overcrowded jail, another emergency arrived. The fire alarm…

Dalton Christopher Herald Staff [email protected] New immunization guidelines will take effect at the start of 2018-2019 school year across the state. While the new policies do not go into effect until the next school year, it is encouraged to start preparing early. According to a release from Mercer County Schools, students are encouraged to start…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It was looking pretty bad for the kitten named Ernie. It spent 11 hours frozen to a boat dock on Herrington Lake, but what could have been a sad story had a purr-fectly happy ending. When Roy and Lori Jasper first saw Ernie on their security monitor, they didn’t think…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty was injured Monday. Kelty slipped and fell on the icy ground while investigating a crash on Mackville Road. There were numerous reports of crashes on the icy roads as a result of a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Kelty said his office…