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Ekron Elementary School hosts festive Santa & Chili Family Night

Ekron Elementary School hosts festive Santa & Chili Family Night

Stephen Spohn
WVIHCommunity

Fiscal Court Works Through Business

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a two hour regular meeting Tuesday(12/12) night.

Gene Webster
WVIHCommunity

Magistrates Wrestle With Heavy Industrial Zoning Ordinance

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a lengthy agenda Tuesday (12/12) night.

Gene Webster
WVIHCommunity

Council Worked Through Changes

The Brandenburg City Council worked through several changes during their regular meeting Monday (12/11) night.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerFeatures

Planning for the Future

As Meade County entered the 1990s, it was evident that our population was increasing and development of land for home building would become more in demand in certain areas of the county. The Meade County Fiscal Court, made up of…

Joe Hager
WVIHCommunity

Guston Teen Dead After Head-On Wreck

A Guston teenager was killed after a head-on accident in Muldraugh Monday (12/4) night.

Gene Webster
WVIHCommunity

Fire Crews Called To Recycling Center Fire

Fire crews in Meade County were called to a structure fire at the Meade County Recycling Center in Brandenburg Friday (12/1) night.

Gene Webster
ChamberCommunity

Thank you Let’s Roam for their in-kind donation

Thank you to Let’s Roam for being our first company to provide in-kind donations for our 2024 Meade County Chamber Banquet. Donations like this one contribute to our scholarship and micro-grant funding. Let’s Roam is known for its Scavenger Hunts around the world and has generously donated a few of its products to OUR Center!…

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WVIHCommunity

Lane Closures On I-265 Scheduled This Week

There are scheduled lane closures on the Interstate 265 this week.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerOpinion

Investing for the future

One of the most consistent and simple ways to secure your financial future is investing in the stock market for decades.

Seth Dukes
Meade County MessengerOpinion

Giving Thanks

It's almost that time of year again. The time for turkey, football, family and Black Friday Christmas sales. It doesn't seem possible that the year as flown by so fast but here we are, gearing up for the holiday season.

Tammie Beasley
Meade County MessengerOpinion

Don’t be a turkey when it comes to giving thanks!

Ah, Thanksgiving! Time for family gatherings, turkey, pumpkin pie, and football games. However, there is a very different type of giving thanks--the thank-you note in the job search. Although much has changed in the job search process, such as electronic…

Shelly Toler Trent
Meade County MessengerOpinion

Eight Score and Zero Years Ago

For those of you well-versed in archaic words and numbers, you have probably figured out that this puts the year as 1863, the year in which our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, delivered his brilliant Gettysburg Address which began with the…

Stephen Spohn
WVIHCommunity

Triple Fatality In Breckinridge County

The Kentucky State Police responded to a head-on collision in Breckinridge County just before 3:30 CST Friday afternoon that resulted in three fatalities.

Mable Cundiff
WVIHCommunity

County Leaders Take Business To Street

Meade County Fiscal Court brought the county’s business session to Flaherty Tuesday (11/14) night as the second stop of traveling meetings.

Gene Webster
WVIHCommunity

Council Questions Zoning Requests

The Brandenburg City Council worked through a lengthy meeting Monday (11/13) night as zoning requests continued to be discussed.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerOpinion

BRINGING EMERGENCY SERVICES TO MEADE COUNTY

One of the most serious problems facing Meade County when the totally new Fiscal Court and County Judge Executive took office in 1994 was a lack of medical care for our people. We had gone from having 24-hour access for…

Joe Hager
WVIHCommunity

Paul Edward Allen

Paul Edward Allen, age 66 of Ekron, passed away at Norton Brownsboro on Saturday, November 11, 2023.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerFeatures

Ribbon Cutting at Kimberely Phillips Clothier

On Thursday, November 2, Kimberly Phillips had a ribbon cutting to officially expand her business to include a bridal boutique where she sells wedding attire and offers tuxedo rentals and sales. Phillips has been in her location at 455 Broadway…

Julia Youles
Meade County MessengerFeatures

Career Coach's Corner: Using LinkedIn to build your professional network

According to its website, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network with more than 850 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. LinkedIn is a social networking platform specifically for professionals to connect. If you do not…

Shelly Toler Trent