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Retail services at post offices—including the post offices in Harrodsburg and Burgin—will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, in recognition of Veterans Day. There will be no mail delivery, caller service, or post office box service. All services will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12. Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Here’s a look at the unofficial results from the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. There were 11,943 votes cast in the election, according to the preliminary results from the Mercer County Clerk’s Office. As for the presidential race, Republican president Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance defeated Democratic…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] By 10 a.m., they were raring to go. They were farmers, most of them, and used to going to work early. But on Tuesday, Nov. 5, they met up at the Mercer County Cooperative Extension Office and waited. There were combines and tractor-trailers and they were there to help Zack…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Harrodsburg and Mercer County as several events return to kick off the holiday season. The 35th Annual Christmas Bazaar happens at St. Andrew Catholic Church (1125 Danville Road) on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 5…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] “Elf Jr. The Musical” returns to Mercer County next week. Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of what has become a Christmas evergreen premieres Friday, Nov. 15, and runs for two weekends. The YouthStage production is sponsored by the Mercer County Community Endowment and features 32 local kids. According to a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County veterans are invited to the Veterans Day Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 11, at the Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). The speaker for the program will be Harrodsburg Mayor Bob Williams, a veteran of the United States Air Force. Williams served in the USAF for eight…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists of milling and resurfacing operations scheduled for Danville Road/US 127. Temporary lane closures are scheduled for Danville Road/US 127 in Mercer County between the Mercer-Boyle County line (milepoint 0.0) and Billy Horn Lane (milepoint 1.023). The lane closures will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that the closure on Vanarsdell Road/KY 1988 will be extended through next. The temporary closure is necessary for culvert replacement operations, KYTC said. The closure will continue today, Friday, Nov. 1, until 3 p.m. Vanarsdell Road/KY 1988 will be closed between milepoints 3.4 and 3.2 Monday, Nov. 4…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Thousands of candy-crazed monsters—and their equally erratic parents—crowded Hogtown’s streets during Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 26. The event is hosted by the Downtown Harrodsburg Main Street Program. As a special treat for Halloween, here are some pictures. For even more pictures, check out this week’s edition of the Harrodsburg Herald.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin voters will finally get to vote on whether to go wet or remain a dry city at the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. On the ballot, Burgin voters will be able to choose yes or no on the sale of alcoholic beverages. In April, Mayor Joe Monroe told…