Month: June 2022

Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford received a strong vote of confidence from the board of education at an end-of-the-fiscal year board meeting held Thursday afternoon. Ford received exemplary grades in each standard from the […]

A two-vehicle wreck on South Highway 127 Thursday morning sent a Russell Springs woman to the hospital, according to Russell Springs Police. The wreck occurred at around 6:39 a.m. Thursday when a 2003 Chevy Pickup […]

The Kentucky 4-H Muzzleloading Team is competing at the National 4-H Shooting Sports competition this week in Nebraska. Three members of the team are from Russell County, Sarah Stephens, Eli Foley, and Cass Foley, who […]

Russell County Hospital’s Board of Directors met earlier this week for their regular monthly meeting and made a couple of policy revisions that will affect employees. Here’s Scott Thompson, the healthcare facility’s CEO, on what […]

The Jamestown Police Department is reminding citizens that traffic will be blocked around the Jamestown Square beginning 6 a.m. Saturday and going through 2 a.m. on Sunday. Traffic will be blocked up to two blocks […]

Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened in neighboring Wayne County on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of KY 90 and Hwy 1546 when a motorcycle traveling south hit […]

The Russell County Board of Education will hold a scheduled meeting on today at noon at the Russell County Schools’ ANC. The meeting will take place in Room 114 and include a check presentation from […]

A drug search in Somerset ended in what officers call “one of the largest drug seizures” in the area’s history. Local law enforcement, working in cooperation with Kentucky State Police, the FBI, and the DEA, […]

The Russell County Board of Education will hold a meeting on Thursday at noon in Room 114 at the Russell County ANC. The meeting will include a check presentation from Kevin’s Kids and will also […]