Tuesday | Biking Bis
1984 Bike Tour: Day 17 - Not everyone welcomes bicycle tourists
I'm reprinting the day-by-day journal entries of a bike tour my friend and I took in 1984.
Davis hopes to lead Mercer schools to Top 10 status
Last month, the Board of Education unanimously hired Davis as the school system's permanent superintendent.
Highlands home brings out the best
The living room has two Jonathan Adler sofas, side tables with lamps two black leather ottomans.
Missing man was last seen with murder suspect
State police are asking for help finding a missing local man who was last seen with the suspect in a double murder committed Monday in Danville.
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Winchester fest wants beer cheese recipes
Only a couple of weeks are left to prefect your beer cheese recipe for the beer cheese competition in Winchester.
A beefy bash: Cattle Crawl dinner gets Harrodsburg festival moo-ving
As I watched both the recent news coverage of the shootings in the West End and the coverage of the... * What: Fort Harrod Beef Festival Cattle Crawl - a four-course progressive dinner at four restaurants in the Harrodsburg area, followed by the Fort Harrod Beef Festival , June 1 and 2. * When: 6-11 p.m. Tuesday.
Harrodsburg, Ky. has summer fun for music lovers, history buffs and foodies
Live music, culinary mysteries, antiques and crafts and a Native raid - Harrodsburg, located in central Kentucky, has lots of summertime fun and intrigue afoot for music lovers, culinary adventurists, serious shoppers and history buffs.
Former cop gets 3 years on 140 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse
The criminal courts in Kentucky must follow a whole different set of standards than the rest of the world.
Meth manufacturing causes Harrodsburg apartment fire
A Harrodsburg apartment caught fire today when one of its occupants allegedly tried to make methamphetamine , according to a press release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
Kentucky Medicaid contractor reverses course, will continue covering addict-treatment drug
Medicaid contractor Coventry Cares halted its plans Monday to cut off payments for a high-priced medication that treats addiction, responding to legal threats over its drug coverage.
Harrodsburg official rescinds resignation
Drama hung in the air as Mayor Eddie Long gaveled Thursday night's called meeting of the Harrodsburg City Commission to order.
Dumping of debris at Harrodsburg cemetery sparks outrage
These tires were unearthed from a site in Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg, according to City Commissioner Marvin "Bubby" Isham.
Trash found buried in Harrodsburg cemetery
City Commissioners in Harrodsburg are planning a special meeting to discuss what to do about trash recently found buried in a cemetery.
Gray makes good as city's first black police chief
Tony Gray was 27 years old, still milling about his hometown with an uncertain future, when fate came calling in the form of three men carrying credentials of Danville officialdom.
Sallie Bingham at Kentucky Women Writers Conference
Kentucky Foundation for Women Founder Sallie Bingham and KFW grantee Naomi Wallace will co-lead "Playwriting for Poets and Novelists," a one-day workshop at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference on September 21.
Harrodsburg man avoids jail, must discuss distracted driving
A Harrodsburg man will not serve jail time but must talk publicly about the dangers of distracted driving as part of his punishment in a reckless-homicide case that took the life of a 17-year-old girl, a judge ruled Friday.
Harrodsburg police report reveals details of fatal wreck
Using the Kentucky Open Records Act, The Advocate-Messenger has obtained a copy of the Harrodsburg Police Department's report on the March 30 crash on U.S. 127 that claimed the life of John "Van" Landrum.
U.S. Marshals initiate sex offender compliance checks
U.S. Marshal Loren Carl spoke to the media during a press conference Thursday morning at the Garrard County Courthouse.
Eight sex offenders arrested during Central Kentucky sweep
Eight registered sex offenders were arrested for not living at their listed addresses during a sweep of six Central Kentucky counties last month, U.S. Marshal Loren "Squirrel" Carl said Thursday.