Meade County Homemakers celebrate 75 years
On Thursday, June 14 the Meade County Extension Homemakers held their 75th annual award and recognition dinner at the Extension Office. The theme for the night was Moving Forward to the Next 75 Years. Highlighted on the placemats on each…
Meade County Animal Shelter in Code Red Crisis, in need of adoptions and community support
The Meade County Animal Control is experiencing difficult times at its animal shelter and has issued a code red. A code red means the shelter is full, if not overly full, and has stopped all intakes. This also means that…
Updated: Fire in Irvington
Earlier today (July 3rd) there was a fire at The IGA/Ace Hardware and Subway in Irvington. Sources say that the fire was started by a cigarette that was put on the the window sill at the subway. The cigarette fell…
Monument Chemical Workers Plans Strike
Union workers at Monument Chemical plant in Meade County plan to go on strike Wednesday, urging fair contract negotiations.
Community Calendar for Meade County, Fort Knox, Radcliff (July 8th - July 14th)
The Community Calendar is a listing of recurring activities and upcoming events open to and of interest to the general public. Submissions can be made through the Community Calendar form on our website The deadline for submission is Friday, 5…
Precious Pet of the Week
Sophie (7) and Bailey (1) love to be outside! Sophie was given to us by a friend and we were blessed with Bailey through the Meade County Animal Shelter!
Meade Fiscal Court calls special meeting to discuss medicinal marijuana
A special meeting was called for the Meade County Fiscal Court at 9 am, Tuesday, June 25 at the Meade County Courthouse to discuss the medicinal marijuana dispensary option for the county. As of January 2024, the State of Kentucky…
Residents “tired” of old dump sites on property
Out in Payneville, KY, a few hundred feet off Rhodelia Road, sits an abandoned tire dump that has filled a gulch and is now covered with overgrowth and trees. As it was explained to me, back in the 1970’s and…
An update from the Publisher
I would like to start off by saying thank you to all the loyal subscribers to The Messenger KY, formerly “The Meade County Messenger.” In the first six months of being a publisher, we have accomplished so much in the…
The Detailed Story: Meade County Ethics Commission makes ruling
Meade County Jailer, JJ Scarborough, found in violation of Standards of Conduct section C of the Meade County Code of Ethics Ordinance NO. 2011-06 during a special meeting of the Ethics Commission (EC). The meeting was at 6 pm on…
Kentucky Pinoy conducts ribbon-cutting to bring a taste of the Philippines to Brandenburg
On Saturday, June 22nd, the Meade County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official “Grand Opening” of Kentucky Pinoy, Brandenburg’s newest and only Filipino restaurant. Owned by husband and wife, Layman and Pinky Bennett, the restaurant serves…
Meade farmers, rural businesses may qualify for support
In 1994 the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost Share Program and the Kentucky Soil Stewardship Program to help agricultural operations protect the soil and water resources of Kentucky and to implement their agriculture…
Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame to Honor 2024 Collegiate All Commonwealth Team and Class of 2024 Inductees at Capitol Rotunda Ceremony
Locals who are part of the 2024 Kentucky Collegiate All Commonwealth Team:Ben Banks, Brandenburg, KYKhia Sherrard, Elizabethtown, KYKam Sherrard, Elizabethtown, KY
Magistrates Close Out Fiscal Year
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during a special session Tuesday (6/25) morning to close out fiscal year 2023-24.
Community Calendar for Meade County, Fort Knox, Radcliff (July 1st - July 7th)
The Community Calendar is a listing of recurring activities and upcoming events open to and of interest to the general public. Submissions can be made through the Community Calendar form on our website The deadline for submission is Friday, 5…
The impact of young entrepreneurs in Meade County
Did you know that Meade County has an admirable amount of young entrepreneurs who have embarked on the journey of starting and running a business? A young entrepreneur is a child or young adult who starts and operates a business,…
Brandenburg City Proposes an Employee License Fee of 1%
An updated copy of the new ordinance is now available for review before the meeting tonight which will now be held at the Home & Garden building of the Meade County Fairgrounds. Meeting is scheduled for 7PM EST
Netta Monique Sutton
Netta Monique Sutton, age 42 of Irvington, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.
Kentucky farmers employ conservation practices as standard operating procedure
Quotes from Local Farmers:“We just always called it conservation, good stewardship or doing the right thing,” said Meade County farmer Fred L. Sipes. And he should know. As a past winner of both Kentucky’s Leopold Conservation Award and the Southern…
Ethics Commission Finds Violation Against Jailer
The Meade County Ethics Commission conducted a hearing related to a ethics complaint against Meade County Jailer J.J. Scarborough Tuesday (6/18) in front of a room full of citizens.