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Magistrates Work Through Agenda

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (12/14) night.

Gene Webster
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Two Juveniles Arrested For Meade County School Threat

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, Brandenburg Police Department received a call in reference to a threat that was received by school administrators about a school shooting.

Mable Cundiff
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Man Arrested In Bank Robbery

The Bowling Green Police Department announced Friday morning they have made an arrest in the December 1 robbery of the German American Bank on Campbell Lane in Bowling Green.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerOpinion

If Nucor can use fire hydrants, can the citizens too?

At the monthly Brandenburg City Council meeting last week, Public Works Director T.J. Hughes gave his monthly department report which included water loss at 21 percent for last month. When asked by council member Bruce Fackler why the water loss…

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Meade County Teen Missing

Authorities in Meade County are seeking help from the public to find a teenage girl missing for 10 days.

Mable Cundiff
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Magistrates Work Through Lengthy Agenda

Magistrates of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a long agenda during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (11/9) night.

Gene Webster
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Council Approves Annexation Requests

The Brandenburg City Council heard and approved two of three annexation requests during their regular meeting Monday (11/8) night.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerObituaries

Mary Jo (Medley) Brown

Mary Jo (Medley) Brown, 84, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Flaherty, died November 1, 2021, at Signature Healthcare Center of Elizabethtown.

Meade County MessengerObituaries

Willie Lee “Bill” Fackler

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County Leaders Listen To Public Input

Magistrates of Meade County Fiscal Court heard from the public during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (10/12) night.

Gene Webster
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Council Approves Annexation Readings

Members of the Brandenburg City Council heard and approved the first reading of three ordinances which would annex three properties into the city limits.

Gene Webster
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Vine Grove Murder Suspect Released

A Vine Grove man who was arrested after a woman’s body was found duct-taped in a sleeping bag in his truck was released from jail Friday after someone paid his $100,000 full-cash bond.

Mable Cundiff
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Meade County Fiscal Holds Special Session

Meade County Fiscal Court met in special session Thursday (10/07) morning.

Mable Cundiff
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Vine Grove Man Kills Woman

A Vine Grove man told his family he had killed a woman, and when deputies showed up a short time later, they found her body duct-taped and wrapped in a sleeping bag, according to a police report.

Mable Cundiff
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Magistrates Works Through Business

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a lengthy agenda during their regular meeting Tuesday (9/14) night.

Gene Webster
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Officials Announce New Steel Facility

A formal local announcement for a new steel facility to locate in Brandenburg was held Tuesday (9/14) afternoon.

Gene Webster
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Council Rescinds Main Street Resolution

Members of the Brandenburg City Council voted to rescind a previously approved resolution in support of accepted Main Street in to the city maintenance system during their regular monthly meeting Monday (9/13) night.

Gene Webster
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Road Work Begins Tuesday On US 60

Preparation is underway for a Cape Seal pavement preservation project along US 60 in Breckinridge County from Sinking Creek Bridge to Ol Norton Lane (Milepoints 26-28.6).

Mable Cundiff
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Local Responders Pause To Honor & Remember

Members of the local emergency services united Saturday (9/11) afternoon to honor and remember their fallen brothers in the line of duty during the September 11, 2021 terrorist attacks.

Gene Webster
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LST 325 Ends Cruise After Crew Member Tests Positive For COVID

The LST 325 had to cut its annual river cruise short after a breakthrough COVID case among their crew members.

Mable Cundiff