Enjoying life at the Meade County Senior Citizens Center
The Meade County Senior Citizens Center, located at 1200 Old Ekron Road in Brandenburg, has long been a Meade County staple since 1983. After a few years of inactivity for everyday business, it has reopened with a renewed sense of…
The correlation between Easter and Christmas
Christmas and Easter are two vastly different, yet intertwiningly similar, holidays that are usually celebrated about four months apart. The Christmas season has been passed for many months. Easter 2025 is just five days away. One is celebrated in the…
Mitchell Stephen Woodall
Mitchell Stephen Woodall, age 65, of Brandenburg, passed away on Saturday, April 5th, 2025.
Reflections of Good Friday for the everyday folks
Many people do not know what “Good Friday” is or how it is celebrated within the denominations of Christian religions. Because of the name that is attributed to the day, many people believe that Good Friday is a good and…
April school board meeting looks to end of 24-25 school year
The Meade County School Board convened on Tuesday, April 8th at the Stuart Pepper Middle School for their monthly meeting. An invocation was provided by Pastor Alan Thomas of the Meade County Greater Baptist Church as part of the partnership…
Historic floods have widespread effects on Meade County
Meade County had not even finished cleaning up the damage from the two EF1 tornadoes that tore through on March 30th, when the next rounds of severe weather loomed on the news stations. In addition to calling for intense, possible…
Ciara’s House holds 4th Annual Celebration fundraiser dinner at Journey Church
On Saturday evening, April 12th, the community gathered into the gymnasium at the Meade County Christian school to support the 4th Annual Celebration Dinner for Ciara’s House. The night’s meal was catered by the Italian Farmhouse Restaurant and cookies were…
Council Sorts Through Business
The Brandenburg City Council discussed various topics during their regular meeting Monday (4/14) evening.
Holden Lucas shines at Heartland National Duals representing Meade County Youth Wrestling
Meade County Youth Wrestling made a significant impact at the 16th Annual Heartland National Duals, held on March 29-30 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Among the athlete’s representing Team Kentucky was 6th grader Holden Lucas, who competed…
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month: CASA program seeks more Meade volunteers
On Friday, March 28th, Meade County citizens were invited to the front lawn of the Brandenburg Telephone Company to plant a pinwheel garden to bring awareness to National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which occurs throughout April. The event known as…
F-1 Tornado causes property damage in Meade County
Fast approaching the anniversary of the EF5 tornado that tore through Brandenburg in 1974, recent weather predictions for severe weather, including tornado and hail threats, for the overnight hours of Sunday March 30th cast a grave pall across the community.…
Meade County Emergency Response Teams gather to discuss preparedness within county
On Tuesday, March 25 the Meade County Extension Homemakers, the Meade County Extension Office and the Meade County Emergency Management Team sponsored an event to highlight and showcase the readiness and preparedness of the emergency response organizations that are responsible…
Why, or why not, would a mugshot be posted?
Recently there was a lead story in one of the latest issues of The Meade County Messenger (MCM) that included the publication of two mugshots.
The who, what, where, when and why’s of a PRESS RELEASE
The Meade County Messenger (MCM) has recently received four press releases from three different organizations within Meade County regarding details of two recent arrests that have raised interest and concern within the community. There has been considerable confusion among readers…
Magistrates Approve Road Funds
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court approved the Rural Secondary Road Funds during their regular meeting Tuesday (4/8) evening.
Meade County Special Olympics Basketball grabs silver at State Tourney
After winning their regional championship back on Sunday, February 1st, the Meade County Special Olympics Basketball Team returned to the court once again over the weekend of March 8th and 9th to vie against competition from all over the state…
One woman’s hope for a cleaner Kentucky: the saga of Whitney Lewis
As a child, she had found memories of times spent in Meade County and Otter Creek Park. Now, as an adult, she is on a personal campaign to clean up Kentucky’s creeks and riverbanks, one small bag of trash at…
National Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day
March 29th, 2025 is National Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day. Meade County has quite a few small family-owned businesses. Many residents have businesses they frequent often enough to be on a first name basis with the owners, and the…
Turkeys For Tomorrow donates funds to support MCHS Archery and Bass Fishing Clubs
The Meade County Messenger sat down for a question-and-answer session with local TFT flock president, Denny Humphrey, for an opportunity to get to learn more about this sometimes-unassuming group of wildlife and habitat enthusiasts. Turkeys for Tomorrow (TFT) is a…
Taking steps to a healthier Meade County you!
National Walking Day was established in 2007 by the American Heart Association to encourage people to “get off the couch”, “get out there” and WALK! Walking is an important part of developing better physical, mental and emotional health.