Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 5.9%. Deaths: We are sad to report 5 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 357 deaths resulting in a 1.77% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]
From the Lake Cumberland District Health Department The health department will continue to vaccinate in Phases 1a and 1b until that market is saturated. We also encourage all area COVID-19 vaccine providers to do the […]
RCHS Senior Steven Bernard has been named Soloist of the year for Murray State’s Quadstate Honors Band Festival. Russell County Band members selected will participate virtually this Thursday-Saturday. Steven’s solo will be featured when they […]
By LARRY VAUGHT ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper says cornerback Kelvin Joseph is a “fast riser” in the upcoming NFL draft and has him projected as the No. 4 cornerback in the draft and […]
Several students were recognized at Monday’s meeting of the Russell County Board of Education for their work on a STEM project. Elementary School teacher Marcy Ryan recognized the students for their work on the STEM […]
Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston said the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police executed a search warrant at a residence on Jericho Road Tuesday night, resulting in multiple arrests. Those arrested were Marvin […]
FRANKFORT— The Kentucky House of Representatives decided Kentuckians should not have to choose between rent and insulin today. House Bill 95 would cap cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin at $30 per 30-day supply for state-regulated […]
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 6.3%. Deaths: We are happy to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 352 deaths resulting in a 1.75% mortality rate (about 1 in 57) among known […]
James (Jimmy) Smith, 63, of Jamestown passed away Monday, February 22nd, at Russell County Hospital. James (Jimmy) was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 28, 1957, a son of the late JoAnn (Mills) Warriner and […]
Orville Glenn Whittle, of Nancy, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was 84 years of age. Born on November 22, 1936, in Russell County, Kentucky, he […]