Month: November 2022

City and county government offices are closed today in honor of Veterans Day. Both Jamestown and Russell Springs City Hall and the Russell County Courthouse are closed today. Russell County Schools are also closed today […]

During each election, the Kentucky Attorney General’s office sets up an election violation hotline to report potential violations. Of around 300 reports across the state, only one was in Russell County. The complaints are reported […]

Due to the strong possibility of heavy rains in the area for most of the day Friday, the City of Russell Springs is postponing the dedication of the veterans cemetery until Monday. The ceremony will […]

Russell County and the Lake Cumberland region continues to see “moderate drought” conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Index released on Thursday but with a chance of moderate rainfall in today’s forecast due to […]

Modern gun deer season opens statewide tomorrow, Saturday, November 12th. The 16-day season closes on Sunday, November 27th. Russell County is in Zone 4 of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife’s deer hunting zones. […]

A Russell Springs woman was arrested in Lawrence County, Indiana recently on charges of providing false information to law enforcement and possession of a controlled substance. According to a police report, police performed a traffic […]

A Kentucky State Trooper assigned to Post 15 in Columbia, which serves Russell County, was recently promoted to a leadership role, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. Trooper Marvin L. Blakey II was promoted to sergeant […]

Turnout numbers have not been made public yet, but it appears voter turnout in Russell County was somewhere between 43 and 44 percent for the 2022 General Election. Based off vote totals from races in […]