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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday celebration continues this week with three nights of music and the Fort Harrod Settlement and Raid, which begins Thursday, June 13. Everything culminates with the cutting of Hogtown’s 250th birthday cake on Sunday, June 16, which is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. While the sestercentennial is the biggest…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s a birthday party 250 years in the making, and everything kicks off this weekend, with the 250th Celebration Parade, which is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 8. The parade route starts at Old Fort Harrod State Park and proceeds down Lexington Street, turning left onto…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] “It was a celebration all over the county.” Kandie Adkinson, one of the preeminent experts on Kentucky land patents and an employee of the Kentucky state government for over 40 years, was recently remembering Harrodsburg’s bicentennial celebration in 1974. “There were hollyhocks growing,” Adkinson said. “It seemed like wherever you…

New Documentary Premieres Tuesday, June 11, At Mercer County Senior High School A film celebrating Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday will premiere at Mercer County Senior High School (1124 Moberly Road) on Tuesday, June 11, starting at 7 p.m. With the help of six dancers from Lexington Vintage Dance of Lexington, filmmakers hope to resurrect the legend…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] The 2024 Mercer County Lady Titans softball team (18-9) accomplished something no other group of Titans ever has on Friday, May 31, when they defeated Pulaski County (30-7) 4-3 in the 12th Region championship game. Mercer opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Casey County on Tuesday, and were…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] You already know that Harrodsburg’s 250th birthday celebration—officially, its sestercentennial celebration—kicks off Saturday, June 8, with a parade beginning at Old Fort Harrod State Park at 11:30 a.m., but that’s hardly the only thing happening this very busy weekend. The 400 Mile Sale kicks off Thursday, June 6, with barn…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 400 Mile Sale returns this week, starting Thursday. June 6, and running through Sunday, June 9. Organizers are inviting everyone to discover the treasures of US 68, not just the barn sales, yard sales, and sidewalk sales, but in the small towns, local diners and country stores. The 400…

Donate the gift of life and you might get a chance at one of the rarest things on Earth—at least right now—Taylor Swift tickets. All donors at the Kentucky Blood Center’s upcoming community blood drive on Friday, June 14, will be entered to win a pair of tickets to Taylor Swift’s Nov. 3 concert in…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] One woman is dead after a storm rampaged through Mercer County and Central Kentucky early Monday. On Monday, May 27 at 12:53 a.m., first responders were dispatched to a residence for a tree on a house with a possible unresponsive person inside, Mercer County Emergency Management Director Brad Cox said.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission voted unanimously—after extensive debate—to allow Mercer County Schools to paint their logo on the Industry Road water tower. The cost to add the logo will be paid by Mercer Schools. Commissioner Bubby Isham made the motion, but Mayor Bob Williams objected. “I am not in favor…