Month: March 2022

Russell County is in the green on the COVID transmission map released by the Kentucky Department for Public Health yesterday. Green is the best color possible on the map, which takes into account the number […]

An incident over the weekend on Lake Cumberland in neighboring Wayne County began as a rescue call but ended with an arrest being made, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 5 a.m. […]

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that many legislators hope will save lives. House Bill 215, or Dalton’s Law, would make importing fentanyl, carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives from another state or country […]

The Russell County Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 15th at noon at the Russell County Public Library in Jamestown. Mary Lynn Bailey with Russell County Hospital will be the […]

The City of Jamestown will be performing a road bore on Tuesday, March 15th, on the Garr Ridge Rd. side of Hale’s Highway and advise motorists of potential delays. Drivers should also allow extra time […]

The Russell County FFA Chapter recently competed in the Lake Cumberland Region FFA Contests.  Thirteen other schools make up the Lake Cumberland Region. Campbellsville University hosted the events. Russell County had 21 competitors with 14 […]

The Catch a Rainbow Fishing Derby at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery will return in June. After being cancelled the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular children’s fishing derby will return […]

No action was taken by the Russell County Hospital Board of Directors during a special-called meeting this past Friday, following a nearly two-hour executive session where the board discussed “personnel issues” behind closed doors. Last […]