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Strong Storms to Start the New Year

December 30, 2021 Sean Hammond
Good Thursday, everyone! Our system that came through the region yesterday proved to be a rainmaker as the dynamics for severe weather were just not supported for the region. We are now going to look […]
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Russell Springs man arrested late Tuesday night

December 30, 2021 Zac Oakes
A Russell Springs man was arrested late Tuesday night by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. According to jail records, Charles B. Gaskins, age 35, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct second degree, public intoxication […]
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Community Blood Drive is today

December 30, 2021 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Community Blood Drive is today at the community room at the South Kentucky RECC Building off Highway 127. The blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. All donors will receive […]
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Drive-thru COVID testing available today

December 30, 2021 Zac Oakes
Family Medical Centers and the Healthy Kids Clinic will be hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic today. The testing clinic will be in the parking lot of the Russell County ANC from 8 a.m. to […]
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Eubank man arrested after “Predator Poachers” catches him at Somerset movie theater

December 30, 2021 Zac Oakes
A Eubank man was arrested recently after an online group called “Predator Poachers” approached him at a Somerset movie theater for sending inappropriate messages to a person he thought was an 11-year-old girl. Floyd T. […]
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Twana Lee Hadley, age 67, of Russell Springs

December 30, 2021 Sean Hammond
Twana Lee Hadley of Russell Springs passed away Wednesday December 29, 2021, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation, in Jamestown.  She was 67 years of age. Born  July 17, 1954, in Danville, she was a […]
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Sue Bravard, age 70, of Jamestown

December 30, 2021 Sean Hammond
Sue Bravard, 70, of Jamestown, KY, passed away Wednesday, December 29th, at Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs.Sue was born in Jamestown, KY on March 27, 1951, a daughter of the late Lena Mae Brumley.She was […]
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Web Development Course set to Begin in January

December 30, 2021 Derek Aaron
The Cumberlands Workforce Development Board is teaming up with five other workforce development boards across the state to bring another “Commonwealth Coders” web development training program to 66 Kentucky counties, including Russell, Adair, Casey, Cumberland, […]
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Funding Available in 2022 to Support Hospitals, Advance Quality Care

December 30, 2021 Derek Aaron
Governor Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that Kentucky hospitals that meet federal quality measures can receive up to $1.1 billion in increased payments next year. The funding, available through a federally approved, state-directed payment model, helps […]
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11 new COVID cases reported in Russell County Wednesday

December 29, 2021 Zac Oakes
County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 74.00 8.00 66.00 3,803.00 91.00 3,968.00 2,066.45 27.00 27.00 2. Casey 19.00 3.00 16.00 2,989.00 64.00 3,072.00 1,901.11 […]
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