Month: February 2021

The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight. The meeting will be in the courtroom of the Russell County Courthouse, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is below. […]

A message from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department about registration for COVID-19 vaccines today. Lake Cumberland District Health Department will be receiving 4,000 1st/prime dose of COVID-19 vaccine for our district over the next […]

Good Monday morning, everyone. First I want to say thank you all for the support and prayers after my surgical procedure last week. No worries it was an elective surgery and I hope to be […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning residents about a text messaging scam that impersonates a state agency. Officials say that the sender is listed as “KYDOT.” The message includes a link, which asks for the […]

A Jamestown man was arrested early Sunday morning by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. Charles Curnutte, 53, of Jamestown, was charged with assault fourth degree domestic violence, driving on a DUI suspended license, operating a […]

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 8.07%. Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 332 deaths resulting in a 1.77% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]

COVID-19 has hit Russell County Detention Center, Jailer Bobby Dunbar told WJRS News, as 22 inmates have tested positive for the virus and several others have been exposed as of Friday night. No staff members […]

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 8.16%. Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 332 deaths resulting in a 1.78% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]