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May is National Historical Preservation Month and lifelong Mercer Countian Amalie Preston said she was  struck with the history bug at a young age. Preston said she was always an attentive and curious as a child. Some of her favorite memories come from listening to the stories of her elders and asking them questions about…

The Mercer County Jailer says his poorly equipped transport van is to blame for the escape of a prisoner on Friday, May 12. “I drive two vans that don’t provide safety to the inmates or the public,” said Mercer County Jailer Bret “Chambo” Chamberlain.  “I’m begging for help.” Chamberlain was transporting  Evan Paul Goodlett, 25,…

There is no more powerful weapon a government has than its budget. As a result, budget meetings can get very tense, very fast. Things started well on Monday night,  as the Harrodsburg City Commission held the second of three work sessions to assemble the city’s budget. Their task was to cut $500,000 from general fund…

The Mercer County Sanitation District is offering a $7,500 start up fee and four-percent of revenue to the Burgin City Council for handling billing for the city’s sanitary sewer project, which is rapidly approaching completion. It’s a take it or leave it offer. If the city council does not approve the proposal by the end…

A project over a year in the making is finally complete. Kendyl and Friends Playground will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new handicap-accessible playground on Monday, May 22, at 10 a.m. “A year ago this playground was a dream. And now it is a reality,” said Crimson Claycomb, who spearheaded the fundraising efforts for…

Apple Inc. is investing $200 million at Harrodsburg’s Corning Plant. This is the first investment drawn from Apple’s $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund, which is designed to foster innovative production and highly skilled jobs that will help lay the foundation for a new era of technology-driven manufacturing in the U.S., according to a press release.…

Molly Hogan Herald Staff [email protected] Tracy Mundy has been named the executive director at Mercer Transformation. Mundy said she couldn’t be more excited for the role. “It’s phenomenal. This is something that I’ve kind of had in the back of my head for years,” she said. A Boyle County native, Mundy comes to Harrodsburg by…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Break out your lawn chairs, it’s time for the Second Annual Broadway Days. The celebration of Kentucky’s Oldest Street begins 5 p.m. on Friday, May 19, and runs through Saturday, May 20. There’s no admission for the event which features live music, food, poetry, fashion, art and more. Some of…

Molly Hogan Herald Staff [email protected] Local nonprofit Joseph’s Dream, along with partners Friends of the Fort and Mercer Chamber of Commerce Lean to Green, are giving a much-needed face-lift to one of Harrodsburg’s founding historical sites, the Big Spring, which is located behind the former Harrodsburg High School building. “This is just a first step…

Molly Hogan Herald Staff [email protected] May is National Historical Preservation Month and Mercer County is full of community members who work tirelessly to keep history alive. Local historian Anna Armstrong grew up in a family of artists, photographers and historians. They provided the raw materials she preserves in  the Armstrong Archives. “I’m a lifelong native…