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Brandenburg hosts candlelight vigil honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 7 pm, approximately 300 people gathered at the gazebo just outside of the entrance of the Buttermilk Falls Walking Trail on the Riverfront in downtown Brandenburg. The purpose of the gathering was to pay…

[email protected] (Earlene Bohannon)
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William A. “Willie” Foubert

William A. “Willie” Foubert, age 24 of Louisville, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Norton Audubon Hospital.

Mable Cundiff
WVIHCommunity

Couple Arrested After Infant Found Unresponsive

Two adults were arrested in Meade County Tuesday after a 2-month-old baby was found unresponsive in their hotel room.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerNewsEducation

Meade County School District Teacher Highlight

Julie Mofield has spent her career lighting up children’s faces in the classroom, providing a safe environment of learning and kindness for her students. She is a one-of-a-kind teacher whose love for children shows in her efforts at work.

Claire Brown
Meade County MessengerNews

Wheels on the bus: Mark Smith

This week’s Wheels on the bus highlights sixty-four-year-old Mark Smith. Smith is a local Doe Valley resident and has been married to his wife, Kim, for thirty-four years.

[email protected] (Anastasia Basham)
Meade County MessengerNewsEducation

Who’s cooking in the kitchen?

When you enter David T. Wilson Elementary School in Brandenburg, the first area you notice is the cafeteria. If you enter between the hours of 10:30 am to noon, you will see a multitude of hungry 4th, 5th, and 6th…

[email protected] (Stephen Spohn)
Meade County MessengerNewsSports

3rd and 4th grade Recreational Basketball signups open

Kentucky and basketball go together like Kentucky and horse racing, and this year, the Meade County GreenWave's and Lady Waves will be offering a recreational basketball league for 3rd and 4th graders. Basketball is a grand sport for the kids…

Dave Mitchner
Meade County MessengerNews

Doe Valley Lake Report

As summer is starting to transition into fall, I have started to see a change in the fish patterns. The bass seem to be hanging out more on the main channel banks. Most of the fish I have been catching…

Otto Thorwarth
Meade County MessengerNews

Meade County Chamber hosts 2025 Community Partnership Dinner

Community leaders from Meade County, Hardin County, and Fort Knox gathered en masse at the Meade County Fairground’s Farm Bureau Building on Wednesday, September 3rd to celebrate the spirit of community. The Meade County Chamber hosted the event, which was…

[email protected] (Earlene Bohannon)
Meade County MessengerNewsEducation

Meade County Marching Band takes 5th place in First Competition

On Saturday, September 6th, the Meade County High School Marching Band took part in the Governor’s Gold Cup marching band competition, hosted by Elizabethtown High School. This competition was the first for their 2025 season.

Claire Brown
Meade County MessengerNews

Meth in Meade:

Rick Hardin serves as the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 46th Circuit, which includes Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade Counties. Hardin does not placate individuals who are brought in for manufacturing, distributing, or using methamphetamine. Hardin has specific opinions of how he…

[email protected] (Earlene Bohannon)
Meade County MessengerNews

“Loud for Life” Fest brings community together in support of life

On Saturday, September 6th, Meade-Breck Right to Life hosted its second-annual “Loud for Life” Fest.” The event took place at the Brandenburg Riverfront from 5 to 8 p.m., welcoming a few hundred guests. Families, children, and supporters came together to…

[email protected] (Stephen Spohn)
Meade County MessengerNews

Doe Valley’s Lakeside Bar & Grill opens doors back up to public under ownership of River Forge Brewery

After a brief hiatus over the past nine months or so, the doors of Doe Valley Swim & Tennis Club’s Lakeside Bar & Grill are once again open back to the public as a choice dining option in Meade County.…

[email protected] (Stephen Spohn)
Meade County MessengerObituaries

FRANCES JEAN “F.J.” MILLER

FRANCES JEAN “F.J.” MILLER

Meade County MessengerObituaries

RONALD L. HOLSTON

RONALD L. HOLSTON

Meade County MessengerObituaries

JANET R. WRIGHT

JANET R. WRIGHT

Meade County MessengerObituaries

PATRICIA ANN DITTO

PATRICIA ANN DITTO

Meade County MessengerReligion

Minister’s Corner Two-A-Days

Pastor Jason Brandenburg United Methodist Church

Pastor Jason
Meade County MessengerReligion

Minister’s Corner

Pastor Jason Brock Brandenburg United Methodist Church

Jason Brock
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County Leaders Consider Business

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a shorter business agenda during their regular meeting Tuesday (9/9) evening.

Gene Webster