Month: October 2022

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office announced a grant yesterday that will provide funding to hire another deputy to the office. Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston announced yesterday that the office received a grant for more […]

Russell County High School fared well in last year’s state assessments, according to the Kentucky Department of Education. The state implemented a new color-coding system, and Russell County High School and Russell Springs Elementary School […]

Community business leaders gathered at the Russell County Public Library on Tuesday for the monthly meeting of the local chamber of commerce. The meeting, which was hosted and sponsored this month by Russell County Hospital, […]

The city of Burkesville in neighboring Cumberland County has officially been certified as the 26th Kentucky Trail Town in the state, according to the department of parks. Burkesville joins Jamestown here in Russell County, as […]

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting this afternoon. The meeting will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission boardroom. The tourism office is located between KFC […]

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery staff with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel stocked 9-inch Rainbow trout in the Cumberland River in both Russell and Cumberland counties […]

Local residents who wish to apply for the federal government’s student loan forgiveness program can now do so through the federal student aid website. Student loan borrowers are eligible for up to $10,000 of debt […]

The city of Russell Springs announced two separate boil water advisories on Tuesday. Due to a water main break, a boil water advisory exists for Highway 1611 from Paddington Lane down to the end of […]