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Commission OKs Street Closure For Movie Night Oct. 6 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A project to freshen up the Bataan War Memorial before Harrodsburg’s 250th anniversary has been complicated by questions of ownership. The memorial, which is located on US Highway. 127 North, is an M-4 tank from the World War II era that…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The future of the pool at Anderson-Dean Community Park will soon be less murky. Bids to repair the pool, which was only open one week this year, will be opened at the Mercer County Fiscal Court after their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Stephen Ransdell Jr., assistant manager at…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s production of “Barefoot in the Park” begins a two week run this week on Friday, Sept. 15, starting at 7 p.m. “Barefoot in the Park” is Neil Simon’s classic comedy about newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter, played by Alexis Strunk and .James Tyler Mattingly, who realize…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer County is receiving more than $15.1 million to expand broadband across the county. That’s part of $386 million the Commonwealth of Kentucky is investing to expand access in 46 counties, bringing high-speed internet access to more than 42,600 homes and businesses—including 3,332 here in Mercer County. The announcement was…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission has completed the purchase of the empty lot next to Olde Town Park in downtown Harrodsburg, and has begun making plans on what to do with the property. The tourist commission bought the lot on Main Street from John William and Donna Holiday for $65,000.…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The City of Harrodsburg will not remove any action about political signs this year. That’s according to City Attorney Norrie Currens, who addressed the issue at the Harrodsburg City Commission meeting on Monday, Aug. 28. City officials say they have received complaints about political signs. Signs should not be put…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Local organizations hosted an Overdose Awareness event Tuesday, Aug. 28, providing the public with resources to prevent an overdose. “This was our first year having an Overdose Awareness event,” said Tobie Reeser-Sherrow, chair of the Mercer Agency for Substance Abuse Policy. Mercer ASAP and the Isaiah House Treatment Center hosted…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] After a long hiatus, the Burgin Fall Festival returns Friday, Sept. 8, starting at noon and runs through 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10. Organizers are promising fun activities as well as vendors, food, inflatables and live music. The festival kicks off at noon on Friday, Sept. 8, with family…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s September and the leaves are turning color. There is a faint chill in the air. Spooky Season is almost upon us and Center Stage Theatrics is inviting the public to return to Spoon River on Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept. 16, starting at 8 p.m. The theatrical group…

The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a Mercer County Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center (133 Factory Street). As certain as it is that blood is always red and Kentucky grass is always blue, the need for blood is always present. Donors can…