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David T. Wilson educator Tory Brown selected as Special Education Teacher of the Year for 2025

On Monday, August 4th, Meade County School District employees gathered into Stuart Pepper Middle School for opening day ceremonies to officially kick off the 2025-2026 school year. Each year as part of the day’s activities, the Special Education Teacher of…

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Minister’s Corner

Pastor Seth Miller First Baptist Church

Seth Miller
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HELEN MARIE FROMAN

HELEN MARIE FROMAN

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County Leaders Set Tax Rates

Meade County Fiscal Court voted to take the compensating rate as they set tax rates during their regular meeting Tuesday (8/12).

Gene Webster
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Council Sets Tax Rates

The Brandenburg City Council set the 2026 tax rates for real and personal property during their regular meeting Monday night (8/11).

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerNewsEducation

Up to Date with Ella Kate: My 5th Grade Open House at DTW

My name is Ella Kate. I am ten years old and going into 5th Grade at DTW (David T Wilson Elementary School) in Brandenburg. Throughout the school year, I will be writing a column for The Meade County Messenger sharing…

Ella Kate Berg
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Doe Valley golfers donate time and effort to improve Doe Valley Golf Course

Golf courses take a great deal of maintenance to stay fresh and inviting. One of the first places to witness drought is on the golf course because they are a high traffic area. A crab grass infestation can be seen…

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Heart of Humanity partners with MCAM to provide school supplies

The Meade County Angel Ministry (MCAM), under the direction of Shelia Foster, is providing back to school supplies for many Meade County students who, otherwise, might not have new school supplies. School supplies were dropped off to MCAM and sorted…

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Fight! Waves! FIGHT! Remembering the Greenwaves Fight Song

Meade County students, teachers, bus drivers, and faculty members will head back to school on August 6 to begin the 2025-2026 school year. Preparations for school to start back began in Meade County ahead of time and has been especially…

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When Back to School is more than just Back to School

When I was a little girl in the Meade County School District, my least favorite times were “Summer Break,” “Spring Break” and “Christmas Break.” We did not have a Fall Break back in the 1970’s, so there was a longer…

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PAUL D. ROSS

PAUL D. ROSS

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KEITH ALAN HAGER

KEITH ALAN HAGER

Meade County MessengerObituaries

WANDA LOUISE MERCER EILER

WANDA LOUISE MERCER EILER

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MARGARET “JO CLAYCOMB

MARGARET “JO CLAYCOMB

Meade County MessengerReligion

Minister’s Corner

Pastor Seth Miller First Baptist Church

Seth Miller
Meade County MessengerNewsSports

Mofield and Powers talk MCHS football

Former Meade County High School (MCHS) Greenwave head football coach, Larry Mofield, and current MCHS Greenwave head football coach, Blake Powers, sat down with Earlene and Steven on the Earlene and Steven Show on July 29, 2025, to discuss the…

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Three Juveniles Arrested After Thefts

Police in Meade County are investigating weekend incidents involving juveniles.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerNews

2025 Miss Pre-Teen Meade County Fair

The 2025 Miss Pre-Teen pageant took place on Thursday inside the newly renovated Farm Bureau building. Thirty-four contestants took the stage at 5:30 pm. Judges Jill Thompson, Nikki King, and Natasha Brown got a chance to familiarize themselves with each…

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Despite heat, Meade County Fair goers compete in athletic events

There were three-legged sack races instead of the watermelon crawl, but it was a day hot enough to make the devil sigh. Hundreds gathered (most of them in the shade) at high noon on Wednesday the 23rd, to engage in…

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Meade County Fair King Arthur baking contest

The annual King Arthur Baking Contest for ages six and up was held on Tuesday, July 22 with judging beginning at 1:35 p.m. Contestants had to be checked in by 1:30 p.m. This was a Meade County Fair event that…

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