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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] March Madness is here and UK faces the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet Sixteen at 7:39 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Local restaurants and bars will be showing the game, which is available on TBS and TruTV. Children’s Literacy Putt Putt continues at Mercer County Public Library throughout the month…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County is entering an agreement with Jessamine County to house Mercer County inmates. This is the third regional jail the county has reached an agreement with in the past year. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, the Mercer County Fiscal Court approved entering an agreement with Jessamine…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Even while work continues on the new Mercer County Elementary School, the Mercer County Board of Education is looking at another big project: a new stadium at Mercer County Senior High School. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 18, the school board approved requesting letters of interest and proposals…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Grand Jury handed up indictments last week on charges including strangulation, fleeing police, possession of a handgun and theft by unlawful taking. All charges are merely allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law. STRANGULATION • Jared Davis, 28, of…

The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a community blood drive on Friday, April 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Youngs Park (530 Linden Avenue). Saving lives is a legendary act. Kentucky Blood Center is asking for local legends to rise to the occasion and donate blood at an upcoming drive in the community.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Earth Breeze will hold their ribbon cutting and press conference on Tuesday, April 29, from 1 to 2 p.m. Gov. Andy Beshear will be in attendance to make remarks. That’s according to Greyson Evans, executive-director of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority. In February, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Earth Breeze,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Spring is here. On Thursday, March 20, the vernal equinox—when the earth’s axis is aligned with the sun and day and night are approximately the same length—marks the beginning of spring. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill will celebrate the changing of the seasons with the Spring Equinox Hike. Look out…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is continuing their efforts to host Oktoberfest, which is tentatively scheduled to run from Friday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. At their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12, Daarik Gray, executive director of the tourist commission, handed out the festival budget. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Earth Breeze could possibly hold a ribbon cutting ceremony as soon as April. That’s according to Greyson Evans, executive-director of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority. In February, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Earth Breeze, a producer of environmentally friendly laundry detergent sheets, would be locating a facility in Harrodsburg. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg—that’s right, Hogtown—has been named as one of the nine prettiest towns in Kentucky. The kind words come courtesy of John Divinagracia, a staff writer at Worldatlas.com. The website claims to be one of the largest publishing resources in geography and other topics it covers, including sociology, demography, environment, economics,…