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County Leaders Begin Work On Proposed Budget

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court met during a workshop Tuesday (4/27) to review at 15 key points in the the upcoming proposed 2021-2022 budget for the county.

Gene Webster
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Town Hall Gives Community Input

The community input was sought during a town hall meeting held by the Meade County Sheriff’s Department Monday (4/26) evening.

Gene Webster
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County Leaders Dedicate New EMS Station

Meade County leaders and community members gathered Saturday (4/17) morning for the ribbon cutting and dedication of the new Gerald A. Lynn Emergency Services Building at 999 Armory Place in Brandenburg.

Gene Webster
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County Leaders Attempt To Realign Solar Ordiance

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court heard and approved the first reading of an ordinance aimed to strengthen guidelines related to solar power development in the county during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (4/13) night.

Gene Webster
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Magistrates Discuss Roads & Needs

Magistrates of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through several items on their agenda Tuesday (4/13) night during their regular meeting.

Gene Webster
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Council Works Through Business

The Brandenburg City Council met during their regular monthly meeting Monday (4/12) night.

Gene Webster
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Local Area Remembers 1974 Tornado Outbreak

Today, a calm spring day with temperatures expected to be in the lower 60’s is not enough to allow those who witnessed the historic severe weather episode forty seven years ago, to forget how fast nature can change. The years have yet to erase the reminders of the day that changed a rural river town […]

Gene Webster
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One Dies In Motorcycle Accident

Emergency crews were called to a report of a motorcycle accident in the 2600 block of Highway 2202 near Irvington, just before 5 A.M. Sunday (3/21) morning.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerObituaries

James Brent Crouch

James Brent Crouch, 74, of Brandenburg, KY passed away Thursday, March 11,

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Residents Voice Concerns Over Rezoning Request

Several residents attended the regular monthly meeting of the Meade County Fiscal Court Tuesday (3/9) night to their concern of a recent re-zoning request.

Gene Webster
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Muldraugh City Council Conducts Business

Muldraugh City Council met for their regular monthly meeting Monday (03/08) evening with all council members present.

Mable Cundiff
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City Council Moves Through Business

The Brandenburg City Council worked their regular business agenda Monday (3/8) night.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerObituaries

Mr. Victor Lee Thornhill, Jr.

Mr. Victor Lee Thornhill, Jr., age 59, of Ekron, KY, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at his residence. Victor was born June 22, 1961, the son of Victor Lee Sr. and Alice Joyce (Duff) Thornhill. He was a…

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Shirley Grace Wagner Baker

Shirley Grace Wagner Baker, age 75, of Irvington, died Thursday (3/4) at Norton Audubon Hospital.

Gene Webster
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Man Faces Murder Charge After Shooting Wife

A Brandenburg man is facing a murder charge along with other charges after a shooting along Atwell Street Thursday (3/4) night.

Gene Webster
Meade County MessengerObituaries

Janice Hope (Perry) Wix

Janice Hope (Perry) Wix, age 64 of Taylorsville (formerly of Brandenburg & Port Royal, KY), was greeted at the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 after a hard battle with brain cancer. She was born on July 26,…

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Ekron City Commissioners Sign Property Agreement

All of Ekron City Commissioners signed the property sales agreement between Ekron Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Ekron during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening.

Mable Cundiff
Meade County MessengerObituaries

Samuel David King

Mr. Samuel David King, age 35, of Brandenburg, KY, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at his residence. He was born June 15, 1985, in Elizabethtown, KY.

Meade County MessengerObituaries

Evencio Ramirez

Evencio Ramirez, 66, of Brandenburg, KY passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown, KY.

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County Leaders Work On Economic Developments

Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked on several items during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday (2/9).

Gene Webster