
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…

Minister’s Corner
Pastor Seth Miller First Baptist Church
HELEN MARIE FROMAN
HELEN MARIE FROMAN

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).

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).

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

PAUL D. ROSS
PAUL D. ROSS

KEITH ALAN HAGER
KEITH ALAN HAGER

WANDA LOUISE MERCER EILER
WANDA LOUISE MERCER EILER

MARGARET “JO CLAYCOMB
MARGARET “JO CLAYCOMB

Minister’s Corner
Pastor Seth Miller First Baptist Church

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…

Three Juveniles Arrested After Thefts
Police in Meade County are investigating weekend incidents involving juveniles.

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…

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…

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…