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Multiple unions strike at Monument Chemical for the first time since 1977
This morning, as many across our community prepared for temperatures possibly reaching over 100 degrees today, workers at Monument...
Chad Hobbs
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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No taxation without representation — it's time for a Brandenburg Tea Party
One of the most notable opening acts of the Revolutionary War was the Boston Tea Party. American colonists under the banner of "no...
Chad Hobbs
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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Man stabbed at Meade County bar
On Saturday, June 15, shortly after midnight, Meade County Dispatch received a call about an altercation occurring at Bob’s Bar at 6419...
Chad Hobbs
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Chase through Flaherty ends with two arrests on Sandridge
Typically, around 10 am on a Wednesday morning in Flaherty, the children are at school, most adults are at work and all is pretty quiet....
Chad Hobbs
May 22, 20242 min read
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Iron horses would lead to the demise of the Big Spring horse track
There was a time, back before trains, planes and automobiles, when the now-sleepy town of Big Spring in southern Meade County,...
Chad Hobbs
May 4, 20243 min read
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A multitude of arrests and citations were made during last weekend’s traffic safety checkpoint
According to Meade County Sheriff Phillip Wimpee, on Saturday, April 20, Deputies with the Meade County Sheriff's Office along with...
Chad Hobbs
Apr 22, 20242 min read
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Meade County's oldest Catholic Church is severely vandalized by two juveniles for the second time in as many days
The Meade County Sheriff's Office responded to St. Theresa of Avila in Rhodelia, the oldest Catholic church in Meade County, this...
Chad Hobbs
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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April 3, 1974 — a day that has lived on in infamy for Meade County
April 3, 1974 started much like every other day before or since here in Meade County. The birds chirped, the sun shined and many men,...
Chad Hobbs
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Businesses beware — counterfeit $100 bills that pass marker test are in Meade County
Numerous counterfeit $100 bills have been used at multiple Meade County businesses over the last two days, and multiple establishments...
Chad Hobbs
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Deadly wreck leaves one dead and two critically injured after man flees from trooper in Flaherty area
A deadly crash involving two vehicles occurred on Sunday, March 10, just outside Big Spring in Breckinridge County after a Radcliff man...
Chad Hobbs
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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Breckinridge County man who unleashed terror on Judicial Center, sending multiple members of Sheriff’s Office to hospital, is charged
On Tuesday, February 20, Christopher Pascoe, of Irvington, entered the Breckinridge County Judicial Center and unleashed terror when he...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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Sheriff and Deputies sent to the hospital after a man attempted to take over the Breckinridge County Judicial Center with homemade concoction in garden sprayer
Updated: 4:55 p.m. The Breckinridge County Justice Center was closed today after an incident at approximately 10 a.m. central time that...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Behind the scenes at the Meade County Detention Center: Part 3
Today, the tour of the Meade County Detention Center and interview with Jailer JJ Scarborough continues. This episode takes an in-depth...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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A behind-the-scenes tour of the Meade County Detention Center: Part 2
Today, we continue our exclusive interview with Jailer JJ Scarborough and tour of the Meade County Detention Center. The main focus in...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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A behind-the-scenes tour of the Meade County Detention Center: Part 1
With the Lanesville YouTube couple and their followers continuing to make false claims about the Meade County Detention Center and Jailer...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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Meade County Parks and Recreation to take over Otter Creek Campground
Meade County is preparing to take over the campground at Otter Creek on March 1. The 2,200-acre park has been owned and operated by the...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Lanesville YouTuber is served with five new charges from Meade County after being extradited back to Kentucky
In October of last year, Chris Reiter and Tiffany Napier, of Lanesville, IN, were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 5, 20243 min read
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Two women are dead within 12 hours of each other with ties to the same Meade County residence
On Wednesday, January 31, just before 6 p.m., Meade County EMS was dispatched to a residence on Battletown Road. According to a 911 call...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Meade County man arrested and charged with murder
On Thursday, February 1, Detectives with the Meade County Sheriff's Office began an investigation into the death of Crystal Fetch of...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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A look back on Otter Creek Park's formation and glory days
The Otter Creek Park area has had a precarious past when it comes to ownership. It was once part of Hardin County. Then when Meade County...
Chad Hobbs
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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