Month: June 2022

There were a total of 22 new COVID cases reported in Russell County last week, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. That’s up 12 cases from what was reported the week prior. Russell […]

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 derby starts at […]

Country music artist Craig Morgan will headline this year’s Lakefest celebration. Jamestown Mayor Regena Hinton recently made the announcement that Morgan will be the headlining act for this year’s festivities, which will take place Saturday, […]

The Russell County Jaycees Fair begins this week. This year’s festivities kick off beginning on Friday with a horse show scheduled for 7 p.m. More events including pageants, a demolition derby, and the carnival will […]

A seventh candidate has filed for Jamestown City Council. Dwight W. Richards filed for the city’s governing body on Tuesday. Richards is the seventh candidate to file for the six-member council, joining each of the […]

An Adair County man is facing a manslaughter charge following a fatal accident last year that claimed the life of an Adair County woman on Highway 92. Michael Walton Scott, age 27, was arrested by […]

In neighboring Adair County, the high school and technical school were recently awarded more than $147,000 in Kentucky Statewide Reserve Funds to purchase a new press brake, which will allow welding students in the area […]