Month: June 2021

Liberty, KY (June 23, 2021) Troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 15 responded to a single vehicle injury collision.  The collision occurred on June 23 at 3:08 P.M on KY 70, 1 mile east of […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold a special-called meeting Friday at 9 a.m. at the Russell County Courthouse. The court is set to accept bids on e-cigarettes for the Russell County Detention Center, along […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced a Return to Work initiative that will provide a one-time $1,500 payment to the first 15,000 unemployed claimants who return to work and their employment verification is verified. The money is […]

Russell County unemployment dropped in May 2021 compared to the year before. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, Russell County recorded an unemployment rate of 15.1 percent. In May 2021, that […]

A Russell Springs woman was arrested Thursday afternoon by Russell Springs Police. Brenda Martin, age 46, was arrested and charged with public intoxication of a controlled substance excluding alcohol. Martin was lodged in the Russell […]

A Georgetown man was arrested by Russell Springs Police on Wednesday. Christopher Harmon, age 39, was arrested for violation of withholding order issued for child support and resisting arrest. Harmon was lodged in the Russell […]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russell County Detention Center was no longer able to let certain inmates out to pick up litter along county roads. Russell County Jailer Bobby Dunbar got approval […]

Russell County Middle School 8th graders typically take a trip to Washington D.C. each spring as a history lesson to visit monuments and other historic attractions. The last few years, due to COVID-19, students haven’t […]