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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] EDITOR’S NOTE: The print version of this article stated that the fireworks show on Friday, July 5, was being organized by Freeman’s Cane Run Marina and RV Park. That is incorrect. The show is being organized by local residents of Cane Run Cove. Members of the public will still be…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission has approved the $19.9 million fiscal year 2026 budget. At a special-called meeting on Wednesday, June 25, the commissioners voted 3 to 1 to approve the budget. Mayor Bob Williams, who’d questioned the budget when the commission gave it first reading on Monday, voted against it.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Dollar General is hosting a grand opening event at their newest Mercer County location on Saturday, June 28. Starting at 8 a.m., the Dollar General at 121 Ashley Camp Road will provide $10 complimentary gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags to the first 100…

  The state is reporting that a harmful algal bloom, or HAB, has been confirmed at Paradise Camp on Herrington Lake. A second area, near Tanyard Branch, also known as Redgate, is also experiencing bloom activity, according to a press release from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. The public is being advised to limit…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] One Mercer County fam­ily has been working to pre­serve one of the world’s rarest horse breeds, all while travel­ing the country and enlighten­ing people about its unique qualities. Xiomara Arias, her father, William, and mother, Teresa, first moved to Mercer County in 2015, settling on an old horse farm in…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tickets for the Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “The Sound of Music” are going fast. The play begins its two week run Friday, June 20. has only a couple tickets available, according to Ragged Edge. The Fifth Annual Heart of Kentucky Juneteenth Celebration happens Friday, June 20, and Saturday,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Joe Monroe has resigned as the mayor of Burgin. Members of the Burgin City Council were presented with Monroe’s resignation letter at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10. In the letter, Monroe said he was resigning “due to health reasons requiring full attention,” which necessitated “stepping back from mayoral…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is revising its funding process for local events. At their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 11, the tourist commission approved grant disbursement contracts for all tourist funding recipients. In April, the commission approved a $1.2 million budget, which includes $400,000 for sponsorships. The tourist commission…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sanitation District approved the 2026 operating budget. The budget, which goes into effect July 1, projects total revenue of $592,850, an increase over the year before, with sales to the City of Burgin accounting for $320,000 of that total. The budget projects the district will pay the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Three Harrodsburg residents have been arrested and charged with child and animal abuse after police found children living in “awful conditions,” according to the uniform citations. Amy Nichols, 30, Robert Ransdell, 38, and Matthew Hardin, 26, were arrested and charged with 1st degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or…