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Dalton Christopher Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin native Billy Crank is staying busy these days. His new independent comedy, “Corky and Bob Get a Job,” will premier Thursday, Sept. 28, at the State Theater in Lexington at 7:30 p.m. “Corky and Bob Get a Job” is about two hapless guys out to pay their rent who…

Rep. Kim King received the 2017 Legislative Champion Award from Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky. King, whose district includes Mercer County, received the award based on her sponsorship of House Bill 38, which prohibits sex offender registrants from being on the grounds of a publicly owned playground without written permission.    “I’m honored to receive this…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The residents of a Harrodsburg subdivision have united against a proposed medical clinic. Meetings of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Joint Planning and  Zoning Commission tend to be sparsely attended affairs. But not last week. It was standing room only as residents from the Elizabeth Court subdivision  voiced their opposition to a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg couple is suing the Kentucky Lottery Corporation for over $1 million in what they believe are lost winnings. Tom and Linda Wooten are charging the corporation with breach of contract for refusing to pay winnings from Cash Ball tickets they had purchased. The dispute dates back to Feb.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The good weather and the great music brought 5,000 people to the Fort Harrod Jazz Fest this year. The three day event—which included an art expo on Saturday feature local artists—was a swinging success. On Sunday, there was a tribute to jazz great Vince DiMartino, who was presented with a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Corning is celebrating the 65th anniversary of their Harrodsburg facility. It’s a birthday so big—for both the city and the corporation—that it’s taking two days. On Friday, Sept. 15, employees and family were invited to tour the Harrodsburg facility and on Saturday, Sept. 16, there was a picnic celebration from…

A proposed 16-bed transitional housing facility could be open by the first of next year, but organizers say they need the community’s support. Chris McCoy, vice-president of the board of directors of the House of Grace, Hope and Mercy, gave the Harrodsburg City Commission a progress report Monday night. The House of Grace is a…

A trial date has been set for the accused murderer of Tristan Cole. Trenton Easterling’s jury trial will begin on Feb. 19, 2018, according to Judge Darren Peckler. Easterling is accused of robbing and murdering Tristan Cole, a 17-year-old student at Mercer County Senior High School, in April 2016. Peckler also ordered Easterling to be…

  Mercer County overpaid a little over $108,000 for jail operations during the 2016-17 fiscal year. That’s according to numbers provided by Boyle County Treasurer Mary Conley at the joint jail committee on Friday. Mercer officials have been complaining for months that they are paying more than their fair share into Boyle County Detention Center…

Your tax bill for the upcoming year is becoming clearer. The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved the rates set by the local taxing districts. That leaves only the City of Burgin, whose city council will discuss tax rates at their Tuesday night meeting. The good news is the tax rates for real estate, personal property…