
RONALD L. HOLSTON
RONALD L. HOLSTON
JANET R. WRIGHT
JANET R. WRIGHT

PATRICIA ANN DITTO
PATRICIA ANN DITTO

Minister’s Corner Two-A-Days
Pastor Jason Brandenburg United Methodist Church

Minister’s Corner
Pastor Jason Brock Brandenburg United Methodist Church

County Leaders Consider Business
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a shorter business agenda during their regular meeting Tuesday (9/9) evening.

When God’s hope is in a golf swing
A couple of weeks ago, my wife sold a set of golf clubs on Facebook Marketplace. As I was sitting on the front porch waiting for the buyer to come and pick them up, I decided to clean the club…

City Council Approve Lower Tax Rates
The Brandenburg City Council set tax rates on real and personal property during their regular meeting Monday (9/8) night.

David Gex found NOT GUILTY of murder; Commonwealth Attorney to request jury instruction certification
On August 28, 2025, David Gex was found not guilty on charges of murder, manslaughter in the second degree, and reckless homicide in Meade County Circuit Court regarding the shooting death of Richard Hernandez. Hernandez died on January 14, 2024,…

Tucker Day is a yearly celebration of love for the life of Tucker Wimpee
Every year, the second Saturday of September is declared “Tucker Day” in the City of Brandenburg. It is the second largest activity attended in Meade County each year, second only to the Meade County Fair.

Robert Eugene “Bob” Reichmuth, Sr.
Robert Eugene “Bob” Reichmuth, Sr., age 83, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025.

MCHS Volleyball season preview
One of the many fall varsity sports that Meade County High School offers is girls’ volleyball, and standing tall as the head coach for the Lady Waves is Morgan Benham. The 2025 – 26 season will be her tenth season…

A roundup of new legislative laws are affecting Meade County Schools
During the 2025 legislative session, Kentucky legislators set forth a bunch of new laws that will change the way schools act and function this school year. Both students and educators have different feelings about each bill, but they have all…

A life well lived - Rosalie Whelan
Harriet Rosalie Lancaster Whelan was born on May 15, 1938, at home in Flaherty, Kentucky to Raphael and Margaret Lancaster. Her father was a farmer. Her mother worked at Fort Knox. Rosalie’s siblings were Margie, Linda, Joe, Janice, Frank, Dwight,…

Meade County School District Teacher Spotlight - Flaherty Elementary School’s Kyle Hack
Kyle Hack of Flaherty Elementary school is no stranger to helping children. Hack teaches 6th Grade at Flaherty. He said when he was young, his desire for teaching was fueled by his mother’s presence while she was a teacher in…

Meade County History Museum celebrates butterfly release
Elizabethtown residents Gary Kempf and his wife, Nancy Kempf, hosted their annual monarch butterfly release on Saturday. The event has quickly become one of Meade County’s favorite summer traditions, with this year being the Kempfs’ fifth year releasing endangered insects…
Letter to the Editor
The tenants at Maple Grove Apartments have been asking for months for the city of Brandenburg to help us as we form our tenant union and fight back against a corrupt out-of-state landlord. We had a meeting with the mayor,…

LINDA L. BRADLEY
LINDA L. BRADLEY

PATRICIA ANN AVERY
PATRICIA ANN AVERY

Minister’s Corner
Pastor Jason Brock Brandenburg United Methodist Church