Harrodsburg

HARRODSBURG - City Commissioner Bubby Isham got what he was after Monday night when his fellow commissioners voted unanimously to fire cemetery sexton Jerri Carter. The 4-0 vote following an executive session terminated Carter, who had been previously suspended twice this year, for the stated reasons of unsatisfactory work performance and lack of supervision, Mayor Eddie Long said this morning. Isham made the motion for Carter's dismissal, Long said. Last month, Isham briefly resigned his commissioner's post when his motion to fire Carter failed to get a second from any of the commissioners.

HARRODSBURG - A Mercer County man was killed in a two-vehicle collision on the U.S. 127 bypass Thanksgiving afternoon that also injured five other people, including three young children. Jose Torendo Navarro-Mesa of Harrodsburg was airlifted from the scene but was pronounced dead at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center by the Fayette County Coroner's Office at 10:17 p.m., according to Kentucky State Police. Elena Francisco-Pascual, 21, and a 6-month old infant, both passengers in Navarro-Mesa's vehicle, also were airlifted to the Lexington hospital.

HARRODSBURG - Things have gotten bad enough at the city's wastewater treatment plant that city commissioners declared a state of emergency Monday so it can make repairs quickly without going through the normal bidding process. “I know we've got some big problems out there,” Mayor Eddie Long said. Commissioner Kerry Anness, who oversees the city's sewer and water departments, asked for the emergency declaration so work can begin immediately to replace a heat exchange boiler and clean the digesting system and sludge lagoons.

HARRODSBURG— A group of seven devout cyclists from Virginia were welcomed into Harrodsburg late Wednesday afternoon by State Rep. Kim King, Mayor Eddie Long and Judge-Executive Milward Dedman in a celebration of the 35th anniversary of US Bike Trail 76, also knows as The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Over the next four months some 2,000 bicyclists will travel though Mercer County, many of which will be making a 4,262 mile trek from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Harrodsburg will be one of the key stops on that transatlantic voyage.

The Boil Water Advisory for City of Harrodsburg water customers was lifted as of 8:40 p.m. last night (Thursday). However North Mercer water customers are still under a boil water advisory until further notice. That notice will be until at least Saturday for North Mercer has to start its water sampling.

HARRODSBURG — A Mercer County man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a woman at a Harrodsburg apartment complex. WKYT.com reported that police were called to Hanover Apartments around 2:30 p.m. Saturday after a woman was stabbed in the laundry room. The website reported that police arrested Connie Anthony Blacketer, Jr., 24. Blacketer was taken to the Boyle County Detention Center where he is being held on a $1 million bond. Harrodsburg police did not return calls about the matter this morning.

HARRODSBURG — A fundraiser titled “Night at the Ragged Edge” is set for 8 p.m. April 30 at Ragged Edge Community Theatre in Harrodsburg. Tickets are $15. Entertainment will include favorite RECT performers such as Natalie Berry as Patsy Cline, Hananh Beth Turner and the “Cast of Beauty and the Beast,” and a preview for May musical “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Food will be part of the evening, as well. In addition, SummerStage Children’s Workshop registration forms are available at the theater.

HARRODSBURG - Darell Rickmers never imagined anything he had done would ever be published, but there it was, in print, in his hands. Rickmers received the book titled “Literacy For All Students: An Instructional Framework for Closing the Gap” last week, which included research he conducted while working on an educational grant in the summer of 2008 with the Center for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at Georgetown College in Georgetown....

What started as a joke between friends turned into Natalie Blake’s big break when she was chosen to be one of 18 contestants on the upcoming season of the Fox reality show “Hell’s Kitchen.” “I saw a poster at my school for open auditions. I told my friends I would try out almost as a joke because I never thought I’d be chosen,” said Blake. Blake, a 23-year-old chef from Harrodsburg, went to culinary school at Sullivan University in Lexington and currently works as a sous chef at Beamont Inn in Harrodsburg.

Graduations Morehead State University - Rachel Susan Pittman, a graduate of Boyle County High School, graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in diagnostic medical sonography. Her parents are Michael and Alycea Pittman of Danville, and her grandparents are James and Celesta Lawson of Danville.   Union College - Morgan Ann Brown, of Waynesburg, bachelor of science in athletic training. Ryan Victor Young, of Waynesburg, bachelor of science in mass communications.

April 29: A boy, Layne Allen, to Bethanie and Jonathan Barr of Harrodsburg. A boy, Cody Allan, to  Allison and Allan Noort, Jr. of Harrodsburg. A boy, Scott Dean, to Amy Lee and Scott Dallas Russell of Liberty. April 30: A boy, Liam Jase Kendall, to Danielle and David Stevens of Danville. A girl, Addison Rae, to Nichole Burt and Travis Wohner of Hustonville. A boy, Abell Matthew, to Stacey Schwartz Dexter and Stephen Abell Dexter of Danville. A boy, Taebian Fenix-Lee, to Rebekah Lynn and Andrew Phoenex Horner of Harrodsburg.

HARRODSBURG - A former Lancaster council member was arrested early this morning after he allegedly fled the scene of an accident while intoxicated. Brandon McGlone, 26, of Lancaster was arrested just after midnight and lodged in the Boyle County Detention Center on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid or assistance. According to police reports, Harrodsburg police officer Andrew Lang responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision at Huddle House.

Mary Wanda Davis , 64, of Danville, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Danville. Sam B. Dexter , 84, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville. Leonard Jones , 57, of Liberty, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, Liberty. Charles H. Preston , 76, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville. Paula Smallwood , 71, of Junction City, died Sunday.

Micah Miniard struck out 13 batters in a two-hitter Monday as Boyle County defeated Lincoln County 4-0 at Stanford to clinch the top seed for the 45th District Tournament. Miniard allowed two hits and six walks for Boyle (12-6, 5-0), which has a 2 1/2-game lead in the district standings. Casey Whittle hit a three-run home run and drove in all four of the Rebels' runs, Brady Wehmiller went 4 for 4 and Connor Blevins had two hits. Whittle's homer in the fifth inning off Lincoln reliever Zach Brown gave Boyle, which has won five of its last six games, a 3-0 lead.

Kenzie Worthington and William Myers announce the birth of a son, William Hunter Christopher, 8:42 a.m. March 19, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are Chris and Glenna Worthington of Harrodsburg. Paternal grandparents are Stephen and Cindy Myers of Danville. Great-grandparents are Mike and Cathy Worthington, Louis and Karen Dean, James and Gail Moeller and Brenda Shuman, all of Harrodsburg; Bill and Mable Myers of Danville, the late Betty Myers, Crystal Whitehouse of Perryville and the late Stanley Whitehouse.

HARRODSBURG - Police are investigating a shooting reported early Wednesday morning in the area of Poplar Heights. According to a press release, residents told police shots had been heard at the subdivision located near U.S 127.  Officers responded to the situation and discovered one side of a duplex on Lynn Drive had gunshot damage, the release stated. A police investigation revealed shots had been fired at the building from the rear and the front, and physical evidence is still being processed.