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Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show with two new inductees into the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show Hall of Fame: Larry Hodge of Kalarama Farm in Springfield and Mercer County Fair and Horse Show President LeMayne Ellis. Ellis was caught by surprise by his induction. “Y’all got me!”…

Local Artisans Including Germaine Dunn Display Their Work Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Get inspired when local artists and artisans from all over Kentucky—and as far away as New York State—display their wares at the 2023 Craft Fair this weekend at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. The craft fair happens from 10 a.m. to 5…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The Kentucky Public Service Commission heard public comments Monday night in Lexington on a proposal by Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (KU) to retire four coal-fired electric generating units and three natural gas simple cycle combustion turbine units. KU’s proposal includes replacing the current aging generation systems with…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 11th annual Pioneer Days Festival brings four—that’s right, four, count ’em!—four days of fun to Old Fort Harrod State Park. This year’s festival runs from Thursday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 20. There will be a lot of returning favorites —including the Lions Club Run for Sight 5K, the…

  Lane Mills Herald Staff SYNOPSIS: A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. The category is films based on rides at Disneyland; the entries, in addition to the most obvious “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, include “Jungle Cruise”, “Mission to Mars”,…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 196th Family Wealth Group-Mercer County Fair and Horse Show, continues this week, wrapping everything up on Saturday, July 29, with the dairy show at the livestock arena at 10 a.m. and a demolition derby starting at 7 p.m. As always, the fair offers a little bit for everyone, whether…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] The 127 Yard Sale is back, and state and local officials are asking everyone to stay safe. The event runs sun up to sundown from Thursday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 6. While there will be sales practically everywhere in Mercer County, the biggest will be at the Smock Farm…

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Editor’s Note: The story has been edited to clarify that a question was asked about current, not retired employees.  The Harrodsburg City Commission has voted to change the pension plan for the city’s firefighters and police officers. At the city commission’s regular meeting on Monday, July 24, the commission approved…

Lane Mills Herald Staff This past Friday, July 21, marked the beginning of the fourth biggest box office opening weekend in the history of the movie theater. If discounting sequels, remakes, and superhero movies, it takes the first spot. Being dubbed “Barbenheimer” across the internet, the bubblegum blast that is ‘Barbie’ was released on the…

Mercer, Boyle In Talks To Terminate Interlocal Agreement Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Officials from Mercer and Boyle Counties are in negotiations to terminate the interlocal agreement between the two counties that runs Boyle County Detention Center. Judge-Executive Sarah Steele made the announcement at the meeting of the Mercer Fiscal Court meeting on Tuesday, July…