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FRONT PAGE NEWS
Homemakers Bazaar a success
 Photo by Barbara Harned
The Meade County Extension Homemakers held their annual holiday bazaar in the cafeteria at Meade County High School.
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The Natchez steams by on River Relief Tour
 Photo courtesy of Beverly D. Morrison
The Natchez, New Orleans’ only steam-powered paddlewheeler, passed by Meade County last week on her Hurricane River Relief Tour. Click Here For Full Story
Health Department construction underway
Following an arduous design, bidding and grant application process, construction on the addition to the Meade County Health Department has begun. Work began Oct. 24, on the heels of an Oct. 19 preconstruction meeting. Completion is slated for early summer in 2006. Click Here For Full Story
More digging in store for Riverport Authority
The Meade County Riverport Authority’s Nov. 1 regular meeting began with an update from Ed Walker with Garver Engineering. Walker advised the underwater study had revealed no endangered mussel studies or habitats. That study has now been filed with the Corps of Engineers and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. Click Here For Full Story
Doe Valley street name changes official; E-911 readdressing continues throughout county
Due to unforeseen circumstances related to system updates and a United States Postal Service national audit, the official readdressing of Doe Valley that was supposed to occur by Aug. 1 has just now taken place. New address notifications have been sent to all Doe Valley residents indicating their new house addresses. Click Here For Full Story
Operation Christmas Child underway; collection week is Nov. 14-21
BOONE, N.C. – In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, families along the Gulf Coast have a newfound understanding of fear and suffering, as well as compassion. That new perspective is fueling their spirit of giving as they demonstrate to the rest of the world what it means to “pay it forward.”
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Meade County Public Library serves all ages
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Library Director James Mitchell met in a special called meeting with Trustees Sandra Stone, Joe Sipes, Tony Black, Ruth Fisk and Debbie Jones to discuss monthly business. The treasurer’s report showed a checking account balance of $111,516.66. CD’S totaled $162,897.06.
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Board of Adjustments approves outbuilding variance
The Meade County Board of Adjustments held its monthly meeting on Nov. 2, with board members Jess Mills, Joe Hobbs, and Louis Crawford present.
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Firefighters pass National Firefighter Certification Testing Program
Eight firefighters from the Meade County Fire District and one from the Ekron Fire-Rescue Department took part in the firefighter skills testing held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Bowen fire training complex at Elizabethtown Community College. The International Fire Service Accredidation Congress (IFSAC), in conjunction with Kentucky Community Technical College System (KCTCS), provides both skill and written testing to a national standard for firefighters. This program has been in use in Kentucky for approximately five years and is designed to insure the firefighter has both skills and knowledge concerning their profession. The IFSAC test is based on skills and does not differ for career or non-career firefighters taking the test. Click Here For Full Story
Teenagers and nutrition
Teens have the freedom to make their own choices, are eating out more often, visiting fast food restaurants more often, and getting their lunches from school vending machines. Expecting teenagers to bring a brown bag lunch to school or to snack on carrot sticks when everyone else is eating chips probably is not realistic. Adolescence seems to be synonymous with erratic eating habits as the typical teenager’s life fills up with friends, sports and homework. Yet adolescence is also a time of rapid growth and development that makes healthy eating habits even more important. Therefore, it is critically important that teenagers are encouraged to make nutritious food choices.
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Blazing the trail for fitness
 Photo by Sandra Stone
A crew from Mago Construction Co. in Bardstown, directed by Meade County’s George Hubbard, was hard at work Nov. 7, preparing the base for a walking trail around the campus of the Meade County Extension Service building.
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