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Month: August 2021

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RCMS Girls Basketball sweeps McCreary County

August 23, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Middle School Girls Basketball teams swept McCreary County on Saturday. The sixth grade team won 21-19 with Kaelyn Campbell scoring 14 points. The seventh grade team won 48-13 with Addy Abrell scoring […]
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Lady Laker Volleyball to take on Monroe County tonight

August 23, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Lady Laker Volleyball team will take on Monroe County tonight at home. The freshman game will start at 5 p.m. with JV playing after and the varsity team taking the floor following […]
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Pfizer vaccine receives full approval from FDA

August 23, 2021 Zac Oakes
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as […]
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Health Department offering booster vaccines for immunocompromised

August 23, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Lake Cumberland District Health Department has begun administering COVID-19 booster vaccines for those who are immunocompromised. Those groups include persons who: are receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood; received […]
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Two Russell Springs residents arrested in Knifley traffic stop

August 23, 2021 Zac Oakes
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 9:04pm, Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Tracy McCarol initiated a traffic stop while on patrol on Texas Eastern Road in Adair County. Upon contact with operator and his passenger, a […]
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Johnny Crabtree, age 69, of Russell Springs

August 23, 2021 Sean Hammond
Johnny Crabtree, age 69, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Friday, August 20 2021 at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Thursday, April 10 1952, in Jamestown, Kentucky. He was the son of: Mother […]
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Columbia Man Arrested in Russell Springs on Drug and Traffic Related Charges

August 23, 2021 Sean Hammond
A Columbia man was arrested in Russell Springs late last night. According to jail records, 32-year-old Ever Peralta of Columbia was arrested by Officer Debra Necessary with the Russell Springs Police Department and charged with […]
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Robert Irvine Popplewell, age 59, Formerly of Russell County

August 23, 2021 Sean Hammond
Robert Irvine Popplewell, age 59 of Rogersville, Tennessee, formerly of Russell County, passed away on Thursday August 19th.     He was the son of Lelia Ann Popplewell of Jamestown and the late Bill Popplewell. In addition […]
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Somerset man arrested by RSPD

August 22, 2021 Zac Oakes
A Somerset man was arrested by Russell Springs Police Sunday evening. Mark Bonham, age 33, was arrested and charged with burglary third degree. Bonham was arrested by Officer Kyle Wilson of the Russell Springs Police […]
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Russell Springs man arrested Saturday night

August 22, 2021 Zac Oakes
A Russell Springs man was arrested Saturday night by Russell Springs Police. 53-year-old Ricky McCloud was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening third degree and alcohol intoxication in a public place. McCloud was arrested by […]
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