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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County currently has six inmates in Woodford County Detention Center and Jailer Bret “Chambo” Chamberlain told the Mercer County Fiscal Court that he would be taking another four inmates to Woodford County Friday. Last year, the fiscal court voted to end the interlocal agreement with Boyle County and approved…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Industrial Development Authority has hired Greyson Evans as its new executive director. At a special-called meeting on Friday, Jan. 24, the board voted unanimously to hire Evans, who currently works for Bluegrass Area Development District, effective Tuesday, Feb. 18, pending preemployment screening. At the request of the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission approved adding the former Harrodsburg Armory—currently the home of the Harrodsburg Community Center—to the South Main Street Historical District. Officials hope the designation will protect the historic structure, which is one of eight armories built by the Works Progress Administration from 1941 to 1942, according to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has approved the following slate of events. Any necessary street closings will have to be approved by the Harrodsburg City Commission. • Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 15. • Friday Night On Main at Olde Town Park (126 South Main Street). on Friday, May 9.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Burgin City Council tabled the wet ordinance until next month. At their first meeting of 2025, the city council—including newly elected members Sarah Moran and former mayor and city councilman George Hensley—held off on giving first reading to the alcohol ordinance. Burgin voters elected to go wet, 320 to…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission held their first meeting of the year. The commission approved a slate of events for the year, with the first to come in March, when the Shamrock Shuffle returns for its third year on Saturday, March 15. The tourist commission, which is taking over hosting…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Two events are coming up to celebrate Black History Month. On Saturday, Feb. 8, Almetra Taylor of the Harrodsburg-Mercer County African American Historical Society will present “A Teacher’s Story: The Life And Times of Ms. Clara B. Clelland” at the Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street) starting at…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Quick thinking by a local firefighter helped save one child from the ice last week. At approximately 10:20 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, the Mercer County Fire Protection District received a call. According to WKYT, two-year-old Thaddeus Baer was stuck on ice in the middle of a local pond after…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (3501 Lexington Road) will host the grand opening of the exhibit “Meeting” on Saturday, Jan. 25, starting at 4 p.m. “Meeting” is a group exhibition featuring faculty, staff, students and friends of the Hite Institute of Art + Design at the University of Louisville. The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sanitation District is still working on the Gwinn Island Sanitary Sewer Project. In March of last year, the sanitaion district was announced to receive more than $2.2 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant (OSG) program. The project…