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Breckinridge, Hardin and Meade Counties Subject To CWD regulations

Special restrictions on baiting, carcass transportation and cervid rehabilitation are now effective in Breckinridge, Hardin and Meade counties as a result of the establishment of a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Zone, all in an effort to stop or limit disease spread among wild deer.

Mable Cundiff
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Bardstown Man Dies In Meade County Crash

Kentucky State Police responded to a single-vehicle collision in Meade County just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday (10/20) that resulted in a fatality.

Mable Cundiff
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City Leaders Work Through Business

Members of the Brandenburg City Council worked through their regular business agenda Monday (10/14) night.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerAgriculture

THIS is the season of the tick

Slowly but surely, summer is taking its seasonal exit and allowing fall to come to fruition. With this change in weather, many bugs outside find themselves going through their own preparations to combat the upcoming cold. Ticks, outdoor enthusiasts’ worst…

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Noble Franklin Richardson

Noble Franklin Richardson, 84 of Brandenburg, passed away October 11, 2024, at his home.

Mable Cundiff
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Magistrates Work Through Business

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a lengthy agenda during their regular meeting Tuesday (10/8) night at the Meade County Courthouse.

Gene Webster
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I-71 & I-264 Ramps To Close For Repairs

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced there will be overnight closures of the I-71 North ramp and westbound lanes on I-264 beginning Monday, September 30.

Mable Cundiff
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State Jobless Rate Rose In August

Unemployment rates rose in 120 counties between August 2023 and August 2024, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.

Gene Webster
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Road Work Delayed Due Weather

The tropical remnants of Hurricane Helene has forced scheduled work at the intersection of Brandenburg Bypass and Battletown Road to be delayed until next weekend.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerAgriculture

Roberts Family Farm hosts pumpkin, watermelon, and beef enthusiasts

Two big events took place on Sept. 21 out at Roberts Family Farm in Guston. The Great Pumpkin Pursuit and Watermelon Weigh Off and the Meade County Cattleman’s Beef Cook Off were held at the farm. By 9:00 a.m. contestants…

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Council Passes Upcoming Tax Rates

Members of the Brandenburg City Council met during a special called meeting Thursday (9/26) afternoon for the purpose to conduct the second readings of the proposed tax rates for the upcoming year.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerAgriculture

There is something fishy happening at River Front Park

If you have been to River Front Park in the last couple of days, you may have noticed a few things. The first thing hits you in the face as soon as you step out of your car. There is…

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County Leaders Take Business On The Road

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during a special called meeting Tuesday (9/9) evening as they began their townhall tour in Muldraugh.

Gene Webster
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Clark Appointed To Council Seat

The Brandenburg City Council met during their regular meeting on Monday (9/9) evening.

Gene Webster
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Jeanette M. LaValley Packard Mindle

Jeanette M. LaValley Packard Mindle of Brandenburg, formerly of Becket, MA, age 90 passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024, in Brandenburg.

Mable Cundiff
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Missing Boater’s Body Recovered From Salt River

Louisville Metro Police pulled a man’s body from the Salt River early Friday after he went missing after jumping from a boat near West Point early Wednesday morning.

Mable Cundiff
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Search For Missing Boater At West Point Continues

The search is on for a Meade County man who fell out of his boat during a late night fishing trip.

Mable Cundiff
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Council Attempts To Answer Questions On Proposed Tax

Members of the Brandenburg City Council attempted to answer questions expressed related to the proposed occupational tax.

Gene Webster
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Brandenburg City Council Fills Vacant Seat

Brandenburg City Council met Tuesday (08/27) evening with all five members present.

Mable Cundiff
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Teen’s Body Recovered From Ohio River In Brandenburg

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 2:17 p.m., the Brandenburg Police Department and the Meade County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a juvenile male that jumped from the Matthew E Welsh Bridge into the Ohio River.

Mable Cundiff