Month: August 2022

Kentucky State Parks have launched their 2022 Photo Contest. The three-month contest is accepting photo submissions now through October 31, 2022, and provides an opportunity for U.S. residents 18 and over to share stories through […]

The Russell Springs City Council approved two resolutions that will allow the city to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to make improvements at the city’s community center and cemetery. Mayor Eddie Thomas spoke to […]

The Russell County Board of Education unanimously approved the lowering of the board’s tax rate at Monday’s meeting. The board approved the lowering of the tax rate from 52.2 cents per $100 of assessed value […]

Russell County remains yellow on the latest COVID spread map, which was recently released by the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Yellow indicates a medium spread of the virus. Meanwhile, neighboring Adair County is also […]

A popular landmark on the shoreline of Lake Cumberland will forever be known as “Sid Bell Falls,” the namesake of its landowner when the Corps of Engineers purchased it during construction of Wolf Creek Dam […]

A disease affecting cattle in Kentucky is reportedly linked to ticks in the area. Two cases of a new potentially dangerous disease in cattle has been detected in Fleming and nearby Hart county, according to […]

The Russell County Chamber of Commerce will be holding their regular monthly meeting today at noon at the Russell County Public Library in Jamestown State Farm Insurance Agent Lindsey Wilson Gosser will be today’s featured […]

As reported multiple times leading up to the upcoming school year, the Russell County School District has adopted a new policy affecting student pick-up times at each school. Vehicles will not be permitted to enter […]