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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The community is invited to Mercer County’s 18th Annual 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, at the Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). That’s the first big event of 2024, which is set to be a momentous year in Mercer County. That’s because 2024…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The community is invited to Mercer County’s 18th Annual 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). The pancake and sausage breakfast starts at 8 a.m. The commemorative march begins at 9 a.m. at the back entrance…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man is in custody after being involved in an hours-long standoff in Harrodsburg on Mooreland Avenue last week. Carl Gregory Isham, 52, of 940 Mackville Road, now faces charges including two counts of attempted murder of a police officer. According to the complaint warrant, two officers from the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission has approved changes to the city policy that would expand the amount of leave first responders could take after a critical incident—such as last week’s shooting—from two to five calendar days. At their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 8, the city commission authorized Mayor Bob Williams…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court approved the 2024 budgets for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and the County Clerk’s Office. At their first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Angie Patton of the sheriff’s office took them through the office’s 2024 budget, which includes receipts of $1,488…

Samuel Warren Herald Staff [email protected] A staple of many Harro­dsburg residents’ day-to-day lives, the C&T Food Market has switched ownership beginning Jan. 1. Charlie Martha began the business with his father Abe in August 1979, and he has spent more than 44 years providing the citizens of Harrodsburg with delicious treats, soups, sandwiches and much…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in catching whoever removed and damaged 21 stop signs throughout the county. Sheriff Ernie Kelty said they believe the incidents happened over the New Year’s holiday weekend. “The first call I got was the four-way stop at Chinn and…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Winter hours at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill start Monday, Jan. 8, and run through Tuesday, March 19. The Trustees’ Table, the Inn, the Trustees Shop, the Post Office Shop and Daily Adventure Tours will all be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The village will remain open to hikers, equestrians,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The community is invited to Mercer County’s 18th Annual 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Harrodsburg Baptist Church (312 South Main Street). The pancake and sausage breakfast starts at 8 a.m. The commemorative march begins at 9 a.m. at the back entrance…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Approximately 354,200 people with cell phones visited downtown Harrodsburg in 2023. That’s up 3.1 percent over last year and 8.7 percent over the past two years according to Placer.ai, a location intelligence and foot traffic data software that provides location analytics, including trends, trade areas and visitor demographics, with 92–96…