Month: October 2022

The Russell County Middle School 8th grade Lady Laker Basketball team claimed the conference championship last night with a win over Adair County. The 8th grade Lady Lakers defeated Adair County 42-19 to pick up […]

Lady Laker Volleyball to play Tuesday in Region Tournament

Coming off a win in the 16th District Championship, the Lady Laker Volleyball team will travel to South Warren High School on Tuesday to compete in the 4th Region Tournament. The Lady Lakers will take […]

Tourist commission hires research firms with ARPA funds

Using American Rescue Plan Act dollars, the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission has hired two research companies, Zartico and AirDNA, to help determine where Lake Cumberland visitors are coming from and where they’re going while they […]

RCMS Football to continue state tournament play tomorrow

The Russell County Middle School Football team will continue play in the Kentucky Middle School State Tournament tomorrow. The Lakers will travel to Corbin tomorrow with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. The Lakers will then […]

RCMS scores yellow in new state report

Russell County Middle School scored yellow in the new state report card data released earlier this week. Yellow indicates a medium score, or the third-highest score of the five scores possible. RCMS students exceeded state […]

Russell County continues to be in ‘moderate drought’

Russell County and the surrounding Lake Cumberland area continues to be in a “moderate drought,” according to the U.S. Drought Index, which was updated earlier this week. The data was tabulated on Tuesday of this […]

State unemployment rate is 3.8 percent

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for September was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet (KELC). The preliminary September jobless rate was unchanged […]

Lawmakers share plan with legislative committee to criminalize hazing

Two Kentucky lawmakers plan to file legislation in 2023 to make hazing a crime in the Commonwealth. Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, and Rep. Jonathan Dixon, R-Corydon, testified before the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary […]

October 20, 2022 Sean Hammond

Coy Anthony Marcum, age 46, of Jamestown

Coy Anthony Marcum, 46, of Jamestown, passed away Wednesday, October 19th, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Coy was born in Columbia, KY on July 23, 1976, a son of Randy Marcum and the late Judy […]

October 20, 2022 Sean Hammond

Erma Gosser, age 95, of Russell Springs

Erma Gosser, of Russell Springs, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation in Jamestown. She was 95. Erma was born on April 11, 1927, in Russell County, a daughter […]