Month: May 2022

Russell County is seeing quite a bit of success with Airbnb, a vacation rental company that allows people to book properties for vacations online. According to the company in 2021, Russell County Airbnb hosts brought […]

The Catch a Rainbow Fishing Derby is coming up on Saturday, June 4. The annual event returns this year after being cancelled the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular children’s fishing […]

As required by Kentucky law, 12 counties are to be selected at random following an election for a post-election audit by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. Yesterday, nearby Monroe and Metcalfe counties were among the […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested on a drug charge Monday night. Justin M. Weddle, 37, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and contempt of court. Weddle was arrested by Deputy Pierce with the Russell […]

South Kentucky RECC is warning of scam calls occurring in the company’s service area. There have been reports that the scammers are calling RECC customers stating there is a credit on their account and the […]

A Russell County grand jury handed down indictments against 17 individuals yesterday. Those indicted included the following: Travis Passmore, of Russell Springs, charged with bail jumping first degree. Zachariah Bunch, of Russell Springs, charged with […]

According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, 10 new COVID cases were reported in Russell County last week. Russell County’s incidence rate is the 32nd lowest in the state, with a rate of 8 […]