A six-month review from the publisher of The Messenger KY
Since January, “The Meade County Messenger” has been rebranded to “The Messenger Ky”. This rebranding has allowed us to expand the over 100-year history of the weekly newspaper into the Radcliff and Fort Knox communities. Our new tagline is “Bridging…
The Fuller Center for Housing Meade County thrives in the midst of change
When Millard and Linda Fuller, the initial grass roots founders of Habitat for Humanity (HFH), were dismissed in 2005 by the Board of Directors of the non-profit housing ministry they had built more than three decades earlier, Millard Fuller chose…
Meade County Bank celebrates forty years of service to the county
Back in 1982, a group headed by Jim Hines and backed by JD Tobin Sr. And Joe Tobin Jr. Applied to the Kentucky Banking Commission for a charter to open a new bank in Meade County. There was an opposition…
ECTC awards more than $100K in scholarships to high school students
Meade County High School Ryan Welch, L.F. Ruth Brewer Memorial Scholarship, $2,000 Jayden Ober, JoDa TyO Family Scholarship, $1,250 North Hardin Christian School Hannah Deon, L.F. Ruth Brewer Memorial Scholarship, $2,000; and Powell Family Endowed Scholarship, $1,000 North Hardin High…
Joseph (Joe) Anthony Sipes
Joseph (Joe) Anthony Sipes, 88, of Ekron, Ky, passed away, Monday, June 3, 2024 at Baptist Health Hardin.
MCHS Track &Field captures three “All-State” finishes in Lexington
At 4:45 in the morning on Saturday, June 1st, twenty student athletes and their coaches from the Meade County High School Track & Field Team loaded the bus and headed off for Lexington to compete in the Kentucky High School…
Farand Owen “Randy” Skinner, II
Farand Owen “Randy” Skinner, II, age 79 of Irvington, KY passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at home with his loving wife by his side.
Carl Lavonne Weedman Sr.
Carl Lavonne Weedman Sr., age 89, of Brandenburg, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Harrison County Hospital.
Magistrates Approve Truck Financing
Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during a special called meeting Tuesday evening.
The Meade County Small Business Challenge
The ‘Meade County Small Business Challenge’ is a gift to this community that keeps on giving. This business opportunity allows upcoming or pre-existing small businesses to seek funding for their entrepreneurial aspirations. Marc Adams, associate superintendent for Meade County Schools,…
Memories of Summertime
The 1960’s was a time of riots, demonstrations, and civil unrest, but growing up as a child in Brandenburg, Kentucky, for the most part, I was blissfully unaware of the rest of world and only concerned about my one little…
Meade County School District Retirees
The seniors are not the only ones closing a chapter in their lives this month; there are faculty and staff who are stepping down from their positions and going into much deserved retirement. We wanted to provide a special thanks…
Deacon Matt Millay to be ordained and celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving
Since he was a young boy growing up in Guston, KY, Matthew Millay, one of four sons of Harold and Kimberly Millay, felt a calling to the priesthood. Now after completing his seminarian training, he will officially be ordained to…
Jimbo DeVries Scholarship gives back to Meade County students
James Stuart DeVries, Jr., affectionately known as “Jimbo” to his friends and family, grew up in Meade County, graduated from MCHS in 1984, and graduated from Western Kentucky University (WKU). His parents, Jim, and Kitty DeVries, worked at the school;…
MCHS Boys Track & Field clinch first at regional meet
With temperatures rising to the high 80’s, Meade County High School prepared to host the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Class 3A Region 2 Track & Field Meet. The event took place on Monday, May 20th, at Hamilton Field,…
Meade County High School graduates Class of 2024 as summer break officially arrives
If I were a betting man, at the beginning and middle of last week, I would have said, based on the forecast alone, there would not be a high school graduation happening on that Friday night in Meade County. As…
A conversation with the outgoing student body president, Jordan Stull
On Friday night, May 24th, senior Jordan Stull walked across Hamilton Field as a student at Meade County High School for the final time. Jordan was the Student Body President for the Class of 2024 for the past year, the…
Mary Hattie McCollum Claycomb
Mary Hattie McCollum Claycomb, age 91, of Irvington, KY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at her home in Irvington, KY.
EF1 Tornado Confirmed In Meade County
Several lines of showers and severe thunderstorms blew across the region Sunday (5/26).
Meade County Public Library and Veterans of Foreign Wars Collaborate to Honor Old Glory
In a heartwarming display of community collaboration and veteran ingenuity, the Meade County Public Library recently made a significant contribution to the VFW Post 11404 in Brandenburg. In early March, the library installed a new book drop in Flaherty, which…