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Multiple Rounds of Showers and Storms Expected this Week

August 16, 2021 Sean Hammond
Our weather will be unsettled this week as Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall around the Florida Panhandle. Tropical rain will move through Kentucky out ahead of Fred before the remnants move through the state by […]
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Lady Laker Volleyball opens the season at Adair County Monday

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Lady Laker Volleyball team will open the 2021 season on the road at Adair County this evening. The Lady Lakers will take on the Lady Indians beginning at 5 p.m. The Lady Lakers will […]
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Boys soccer to take on Hart County Monday night

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County High School Boys Soccer team will take on Hart County at home Monday. The match will begin at 5:30 p.m. as the Lakers look for win number 3 on the season.  
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Road work on Cumberland Parkway this week

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2021) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 Office advises motorists that the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway at the Fishing Creek bridge (mile point 84.4) in Pulaski County will […]
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Lady Laker Golf finishes 6th at Wild Turkey Trace Country Club

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Lady Laker Golf Team finished 6th out of 13 teams at Wild Turkey Trace Country Club hosted by Anderson County over the weekend with a team score of 350. McKenzie Trautman paced […]
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Laker Boys golf competes in Battle of the Bridge in Danville

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Laker boys golf team played Saturday in the Battle of the Bridge in Danville on Saturday. This event is sponsored by Titleist and is one of the strongest fields in the state of Kentucky. […]
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Russell County man arrested in Columbia

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
On Saturday, August 14, 2021 Columbia Police executed a search warrant at a residence on Dillon Street after conducting a drug trafficking investigation. Multiple Officers with the CPD were on hand for a home search which yielded findings of drug […]
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Open House at RCMS, RCHS on Monday

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
Russell County Middle School and Russell County High School will be hosting open house tonight for students and parents. Open house at the middle school will be from 4-6 p.m. Students with the last name […]
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School board to meet at noon on Monday

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Board of Education will hold a meeting at noon on Monday. The board is expected to vote on tax rates for 2021-2022 with the proposal that tax rates remain the same. The […]
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Russell County has had more than 2,000 COVID cases

August 15, 2021 Zac Oakes
Russell County has had more than 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic last year. The Lake Cumberland District Health Department has recorded 2,067 confirmed cases in Russell County during that […]
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  • Community Conversation 9-23

    Jeff Hoover talks with Russell County High School boys golf coach Brandon Selby about the Lakers’ season, senior Gabe Browning’s qualification for the state semifinal, and the team’s young roster. They also discuss plans for a new Laker Golf Academy featuring two golf simulators, a putting area and workout space.

  • Community Conversation 9-21

    Jeff Hoover talks with Ethan Selby of the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center about SkillsUSA and the hands-on career programs available to students. They also discuss the upcoming SkillsUSA car show, how students help organize and run the event, and how the proceeds help support SkillsUSA activities throughout the year.

  • Lakers vs Taylor County

    Russell County vs Taylor County from Friday, September 18th.

  • Community Conversation 9-18

    Jeff Hoover talks with Daniel Buster from the City of Russell Springs and Wayne Lynch from the Ol' Boys Toys Car Club about the monthly car shows on Main Street in Russell Springs. They discuss this Saturday’s trophy show, food trucks, live music, the Russell County Elementary School band fundraiser, and how the car club gives back to the community.

  • Community Conversation 9-17

    Jeff Hoover talks with Russell County Public Library Director Cody Gabehart about the grand opening of The Green, including the new pavilion, sensory play space, walking trail and amphitheater. They also discuss upcoming events, the library’s Halloween costume shop, the new library website, and the digitization of local genealogy and oral history records.

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