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Still time to enroll in flexible classes at Somerset Community College

September 9, 2021 Zac Oakes
Classes begin in September and October. Somerset Community College offers more opportunities to begin the fall semester with flexible schedules for classes that run for twelve weeks and eight weeks. “We want to make enrolling […]
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Russell Springs City Council to meet Thursday

September 9, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 6 p.m. The meeting will be at Russell Springs City Hall on Main Street. The council is expected to hold the […]
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Volleyball, girls soccer in action tonight

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Lady Laker Volleyball and Soccer teams will be in action tonight. The volleyball team will travel to Clinton County for a district matchup with the Lady Bulldogs. JV and varsity teams will play, beginning […]
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Lady Laker Golf wins district championship

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Lady Laker Golf Team took home the 16th District Championship at Dale Hollow State Park on Wednesday. The Lady Lakers shot a district-best score of 171 with McKenzie Trautman shooting 3-under par […]
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Temporary idle speed zone placed on Lake Cumberland

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
Due to the annual Poker Run event and high public use, the Lake Cumberland US Army Corps of Engineers in collaboration with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has placed a temporary “Idle Speed” […]
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Hospital urging people to avoid ER for COVID tests

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
Russell County Hospital is urging people to avoid going to the ER just to get a COVID test. The hospital passed along this note to WJRS: Russell County Hospital urges anyone who believes they have […]
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Russell County now at 204 active cases

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
IMPORTANT – Due to the continued increase in positive cases it may be several days before you are contacted by the health department. If you’ve tested positive for COVID19 please isolate yourself immediately, do NOT […]
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Deadline approaching for input on Highway 127

September 8, 2021 Zac Oakes
SOMERSET, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2021) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is reminding everyone that public input is needed to help evaluate potential improvements along the U.S. 127 corridor in Russell Springs between the Jamestown […]
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Lucreta Eads, age 87, of Russell Springs

September 8, 2021 Sean Hammond
Lucreta Eads, of Russell Springs, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, Kentucky. She was 87 years of age. Born June 25, 1934 in Pulaski County, she […]
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Nancy Man Arrested on Drug Charges

September 8, 2021 Sean Hammond
A Nancy man was arrested in Russell County on drug charges late Monday night. According to jail records, Dustin Ard, age 37 was arrested by Deputy Bradshaw with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and charged […]
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