Update: Accident on Highway 333 between Flaherty and Brandenburg
Update 6/14/24: At the scene were two good Samaritans who stopped to help those involved in the accident. A special thank you is extended to those two community members.
Carol Yvonne Dillard Robinson
Carol Yvonne Dillard Robinson, age 82, of Ekron, KY, went to Heaven on Monday, June 10, 2024, at All About Home Assisted Living, surrounded by her loving family.
Editorial: What happened to our children’s good manners?
What has happened to teaching young children basic good manners? Why are we, as adults, and as a society, no longer requiring children to use the most rudimentary social manners? I find the glaring lack of common courtesy that is…
Meade County Animal Shelter Advisory Board Monthly Meeting
The Meade County Animal Shelter Advisory Board (MCASAB) held their monthly meeting on Monday June 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Meade County Extension Office. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and having a short prayer the meeting began, moderated…
Magistrates Evaluate Needs & RV Parks
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court revisited RV Parks during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (6/11) night.
Council Discuss Several Ordinances
Members of the Brandenburg City Council discussed several ordinances during their regular meeting Monday (6/10) night.
Musical Theatre Camp offers youth an opportunity to perform under the lights!
The Meade County High School Chorus Department has once again hosted an outstanding musical theatre camp. Thirty-five kids from incoming grades 2nd through 9th met from Monday through Friday, June 3-7, at the high school auditorium from 9 am to…
Thelma Laura Lue Short
Thelma Laura Lue Short, age 92, of Muldraugh, KY, was called by the Lord to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, while at her residence surrounded by her family.
Meade County raises $81,345.08 for 71st Annual WHAS Crusade for Children
Fire Departments in Meade County concluded their campaign to raise funds for the 71st Annual WHAS Crusade for Children. Every year, during the last two weeks of May, Firefighters are staging roadblocks, accepting donation drop-offs at local stations, and going…
Volunteerism is alive and well in Meade County
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines volunteerism as “the art of practice of doing volunteer work in community service and a volunteer as “a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service.” I think most of us probably don’t…
A six-month review from the publisher of The Messenger KY
Since January, “The Meade County Messenger” has been rebranded to “The Messenger Ky”. This rebranding has allowed us to expand the over 100-year history of the weekly newspaper into the Radcliff and Fort Knox communities. Our new tagline is “Bridging…
The Fuller Center for Housing Meade County thrives in the midst of change
When Millard and Linda Fuller, the initial grass roots founders of Habitat for Humanity (HFH), were dismissed in 2005 by the Board of Directors of the non-profit housing ministry they had built more than three decades earlier, Millard Fuller chose…
Meade County Bank celebrates forty years of service to the county
Back in 1982, a group headed by Jim Hines and backed by JD Tobin Sr. And Joe Tobin Jr. Applied to the Kentucky Banking Commission for a charter to open a new bank in Meade County. There was an opposition…
ECTC awards more than $100K in scholarships to high school students
Meade County High School Ryan Welch, L.F. Ruth Brewer Memorial Scholarship, $2,000 Jayden Ober, JoDa TyO Family Scholarship, $1,250 North Hardin Christian School Hannah Deon, L.F. Ruth Brewer Memorial Scholarship, $2,000; and Powell Family Endowed Scholarship, $1,000 North Hardin High…
Joseph (Joe) Anthony Sipes
Joseph (Joe) Anthony Sipes, 88, of Ekron, Ky, passed away, Monday, June 3, 2024 at Baptist Health Hardin.
MCHS Track &Field captures three “All-State” finishes in Lexington
At 4:45 in the morning on Saturday, June 1st, twenty student athletes and their coaches from the Meade County High School Track & Field Team loaded the bus and headed off for Lexington to compete in the Kentucky High School…
Farand Owen “Randy” Skinner, II
Farand Owen “Randy” Skinner, II, age 79 of Irvington, KY passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at home with his loving wife by his side.
Carl Lavonne Weedman Sr.
Carl Lavonne Weedman Sr., age 89, of Brandenburg, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Harrison County Hospital.
Magistrates Approve Truck Financing
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during a special called meeting Tuesday evening.
The Meade County Small Business Challenge
The ‘Meade County Small Business Challenge’ is a gift to this community that keeps on giving. This business opportunity allows upcoming or pre-existing small businesses to seek funding for their entrepreneurial aspirations. Marc Adams, associate superintendent for Meade County Schools,…