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OpEd: From the engineering marvels of Dix Dam to the recreation it created, Herrington Lake celebrates its centennial.
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A man was found dead in Lake Herrington. The call came in around 8 Monday night. According to the Mercer County Coroner’s Office, it appears 76-year-old John Gregory ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was found dead in Mercer County after falling into a lake, reported by WKYT. Police received a call around 8 p.m. Monday at Lake Herrington. John Gregory Wood ...
which impounds Herrington Lake. Water was gushing out, and it was going to make flooding worse downstream on the Kentucky River. “I wouldn’t expect you’ll literally see a wall of water ...
(WDRB) -- Video captured Wednesday shows remnants of a marina floating down the Kentucky River. Officials say remnants of the marina, with boat slips and a building, broke away on Herrington Lake ...
as central Kentucky encountered severe flooding from days of intense rainfall. Dix Dam straddles Mercer and Garrard counties, forming Herrington Lake. Releases from the dam followed procedure ...