Harrodsburg, Kentucky

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• Commodities distribution to increase in Mercer
  

  HARRODSBURG - After several months of work, Mercer County soon will be providing additional commodities for low income citizens more than 60 years old.

• Prep Basketball: Titans win 2 in new gym
  

  HARRODSBURG - The Mercer County girls could hardly wait to play a game in their brand new gymnasium, probably because they had spent so much time there in practice.

• Ready to represent
  

  With a huge state budget deficit looming, one could forgive newly elected state Rep.

• Robbery Suspect Arrested
  

  A man is in jail after a robbery in Mercer County. Police were called to the Value Mart Shell station on North College Street in Harrodsburg just after 8:30 p.m. Monday.

• Kentucky man dead after being dragged by semi
  

  A Harrodsburg, Kentucky man is dead after trying to walk between the double trailers of a semi while he was crossing a Lexington street.

• Pedestrian Killed On Leestown Road
  

  Police track down the truck that hit and killed a man on Leestown Road Friday. They say, the driver didn't know he'd hit anything.

• Grand jury gets Mercer burglary case
  

  The former employee of a missing Woodford County woman will face potential indictment on charges in Mercer County.

• Notes from Sara
  

  Elder Oliver Miller, Jr., will be the guest preacher at First Baptist Danville on Sunday, Dec.

• Police news: Danville man faces drug charges in Harrodsburg
  

  HARRODSBURG - A traffic stop for improper equipment led a Danville man to be charged with drug offenses.

• Mercer County men are champs at talking turkey
  

  During this holiday season, there's a lot of talk about turkeys. But as WAVE 3's Lindsay English reports, turkeys are on the minds year-round for two brothers from Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

• Checkoff, Beef Councils and Retailers Team Up for Holiday Roast Beef Promotion
  

  It's November and, for many state beef councils around the country, it's beginning to look a lot like -- holiday roast time.

• Opera House ready for Harrodsburg Holiday Homes Tour
  

  HARRODSBURG - Harrodsburg Historical Society's Holiday Homes Tour is in its 17th year and features historic homes and land throughout Harrodsburg and Mercer County.

• Police Posted in Mercer County Schools
  

  Police officers were posted in all Mercer County schools Wednesday morning after a threatening recording was left on a central office worker's voice mail.

• Prep Football: Mercer turns to Gilliam in 57-21 playoff win over Perry County Central
  

  HARRODSBURG -- J.D. Gilliam wasna t sure he was going to get the starting nod at running back, but the Mercer County senior certainly made the most of his opportunity.

• Hey Lexington, why not condemn or buy the Lexinton Mall (or find a good investor), redesign it with
  

  The fifth Bluegrass GreenExpo, held recently at the Lexington Convention Center, "was the breakout year we have been hoping for since the event began in 2004, " said Ben Perry, President of Bluegrass ...

• Taming the Land: Old Fort Harrod State Park
  

  Even before our country declared its independence from England, men were seeking new places to explore, set up villages and turn raw land into farms.

• The march to oblivion
  

  Dewey Pope was a fifth grader at Hickman Street Elementary School here in Winchester when he first heard about Bataan.

• UK Students Killed In I-75 Crash
  

  Two University of Kentucky students lost their lives in a crash on Interstate 75 Sunday.

• Locals building country music star's restaurant
  

  A local business, Iron City Log Homes, has been chosen to oversee and participate in the construction of a new restaurant for country music star Eddie Montgomery.

• Speakers for sale! $300
  3 12 inch JL Audio W3 subs for sale! They are already in a box and all 3 of them work great. The box is black and grey with the JL emblem on top of the box. It is a great deal, I paid over $500 for them a couple years ago but I need extra money for holidays! Please contact me if you are intereste...

City Description

Harrodsburg is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,014 at the 2000 census. It is the oldest city in Kentucky. Harrodsburg was founded in 1774 by James Harrod, and was initially known as Harrod's Town or Harrodstown. The settlement was abandoned as a result of attacks by Native Americans in Dunmore's War that same year, but was resettled in 1775, nominally part of the proposed Transylvania colony. Transylvania was invalidated when Kentucky became a county of Virginia in 1776. Harrodsburg was the scene of much fighting with Native Americans during the American Revolutionary War. Harrodsburg is located at 37°45′50″N 84°50′46″W / 37.76389, -84.84611 (37.764019, -84.845974). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,014 people, 3,449 households, and 2,234 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,510.5 /sq mi (583.2 /km²). There were 3,709 housing units at an average density of 699.1 /sq mi (269.9 /km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.92% White, 7.52% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.76%

City Contained By:

• Mercer County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 13.7269369848 km squared

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