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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Tourism officials locally and at the state level are celebrating 2022, which was the best year on record for Kentucky tourism, generating $12.9 billion in economic impact and 91,668 jobs. That includes more than $45 million spent right here in Mercer County, supporting 395 jobs, according to figures recently released…

Historical Dinners Planned For Aug. 25 Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s time to check out the Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference at the Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). The conference happens Friday, Aug. 25, and Saturday, Aug. 26, starting 9:30 a.m. “We’re going to have speakers from all over the state,”…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Harrodsburg is hungry for history this week. The big event is the Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference at the Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). The conference happens Friday, Aug. 25, and Saturday, Aug. 26, starting 9:30 a.m. “We’re going to have speakers from all over the state,”…

Mercer County Indictments Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] A Harrodsburg man was indicted last week for assaulting and endangering members of his family. According to the indictment, the incident is alleged to have happened on Thursday, June 29. At 3:51 a.m. the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a family member about a…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] It’s back! The 11th Annual Pioneer Days Festival at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street) starts Thursday, Aug. 17, at 5 p.m. The theme for Thursday is family, with Family Night Kick Off Party starting at 5 p.m., followed by a baby show at 7 p.m. and…

Total Price Could Be More Than $19.9 Million Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fiscal Court and the City of Harrodsburg are looking to buy at least half of the Wilkinson Farm on US 127. On Monday, Aug. 14, both the fiscal court and the city commission voted to enter a purchase agreement…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Mercer and Boyle Counties are still looking to make a break from the Boyle County Detention Center. However, the two counties are still negotiating on what that break will look like, and whether it will be a clean break or something more complicated. Both counties have to agree to end…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg City Commission announced the city streets that will be paved this year. At their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, the commission awarded the $648,000 street paving bid to Mago Construction, the only bidder. Commissioner Charlie Mattingly, who oversees the public works department, said Mago would pave 22…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission is making some early decisions on what to do with the empty lot next to Olde Town Park in downtown Harrodsburg. The tourist commission has been in talks with the owner, John Holiday, to purchase the property for months, but have been prevented from finalizing…

April Ellis Herald Staff Harrodsburg is known for its historical preservation and that history and the culinary style of the pioneers will be spotlighted in an upcoming episode of “A Taste of His­to1y with Chef Walter Staib.” The Mercer Chamber of Com­merce and Friends of Fort Harrod are welcoming Staib back to Mercer County for…