Area News

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Spooky season is here with “The Sleepy Hollow Expe­rience” continuing at Old Fort Harrod State Park. Two shows are schedule Thursday through Sunday every weekend until Halloween. The Headless Horseman is terrifying. You know who else is terrifying? Bette Midler, that’s who, especially in the Halloween classic “Hocus Pocus.” The…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Some in the community are looking at using the former National Guard Armory as the future home of the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame. Jack Mattingly, a Vietnam veteran and one of Kentucky’s leading advocates for veterans, is asking for support from the city and county government in using the…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: Justin Reister’s last name is spelled differently on the Boyle County Detention Center website and in court documents. We have elected to use the spelling from both the court records and the uniform citation. A Nicholasville man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Board of Education approved the 2023-24 Working Budget, the final step in the budgeting process for the fiscal year. The budget projects total revenues of more than $27.7 million—an increase of $1.74 million from the tentative budget—versus expenses of more than $24.7 million—an increase of $983,655 compared…

MCSO Hosts Meeting Via Zoom, WHBN The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies are hosting a virtual Neighborhood Watch/Town Hall meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, starting at from 7 p.m. During this meeting, County Fire Chief Ric Maxfield, MCSO Chief Dep. Wes Gaddis, MCSO Sgt. Sean Brown and Mercer County Crime Stoppers Chair Earl…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to set a 35 mile per hour speed limit on all county roads. If passed, the speed limit will go into effect on Dec. 1. At their regular meeting, the magistrates unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance setting a 35 MPH speed…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The seventh annual Oktoberfest returns to transform downtown Harrodsburg into a little slice of Bavaria starting Friday, Sept. 29, and running through Sunday, Oct. 1. In addition to local food artisans, vendors and restaurants serving up traditional German fare and festival style treats, there will be more than 20 beers…

Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County Titan footbalI (5-1) got back on track this past Friday, Sept. 22, with a whopping victo­ry over class 5-A Madison Southern (2-4). This was the first matchup in the history of the schools and the Eagles will be eager to even out the all-time record after falling 42-6.…

Paula L. Ratliff and the Family of Frank Brooks One of the Tankers is finally coming home after more than 80 years. U.S. Army Private First-Class Thomas Franklin Brooks will be laid to rest near his childhood home in Edmonson County, on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. central time. Brooks died as a prisoner…

Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A local man has been indicted for attacking a police officer. Last week, Charles L Richardson, 57, of 582 Marimon Avenue, was indicted for 3rd degree assault, a class D felony, and 2nd degree disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. On July 22, Richardson is alleged to…