Month: March 2021

It will look different and things will not be as they always have, but Jamestown Mayor Nick Shearer told the Jamestown City Council Thursday night that there will be a Lakefest celebration for Fourth of […]

A Family Dollar store is expected to locate in Jamestown near the intersection of Esto Road and Highway 127. Jamestown Mayor Nick Shearer told the city council Thursday night that the city has been in […]

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 3.23%. Deaths: We are happy to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 377 deaths resulting in a 1.8% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]

On Monday, March 15, 2021, at 4:58 p.m., Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Padgett responded 14 miles south of Columbia around the Adair County/Cumberland County line, to investigate a suspicious person call. Upon arrival, Deputy […]

Frankfort, KY – At the direction of Gov. Andy Beshear, the Kentucky Department of Revenue will extend the 2020 Kentucky individual income tax filing deadline to May 17, 2021. This extension follows the income tax […]

Frankfort, KY – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced all Kentuckian 50 and older can sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments on or after March 22. He said all Kentuckians ages 16 and older will […]

Unemployment in Russell County fell in January 2021, according to a new report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate in January 2021 was 5.8 percent, down from 6.4 percent in January […]