Exhibit 1

                             JOINT FILING STATEMENT

                     STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1 (k)(1)


     The undersigned  parties hereby consent and agree to file a joint statement
on Schedule  13D under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  with
respect  to shares of common  stock of MEADOW  VALLEY  CORPORATION  beneficially
owned  by  them,  together  with  any or all  amendments  thereto,  when  and if
appropriate. The parties hereto further consent and agree to file this Statement
pursuant  to Rule  13d-1(k)(iii)  as an exhibit to such  Schedule  13D,  thereby
incorporating the same into such Schedule 13D.



January 2, 2001                         /s/ Greg J. Paulk
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Date                                    Greg J. Paulk

January 2, 2001                         /s/ Ryan Joey Paulk
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Date                                    Ryan Joey Paulk, Trustee of the
                                        Ryan Joey Paulk Trust dated 10/22/97

January 2, 2001                         /s/ Brady Stevens
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Date                                    Brady Stevens, Trustee of the
                                        Brady Stevens Trust dated 10/22/97

January 2, 2001                         /s/ Robert Andrews
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Date                                    Robert Andrews