Month: November 2022

This week, Russell County High School student Olivia Pierce was announced as the school winner for Heisman High School Scholarship, according to the Heisman Trophy Trust. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school […]

The Kentucky State Police is currently seeking Kentuckians to join the agency as a telecommunicators to fill 46 full-time positions at 13 posts across the commonwealth, including Post 15 in Columbia which serves Russell County. […]

Two constitutional amendments are on the ballot in Kentucky this election cycle. In short, Amendment 1 gives the state legislature the ability to call itself into session for up to 12 days and remove specific […]

Leaders from the Russell County School District held a roundtable discussion during a special-called meeting of the Russell County Board of Education this week. Conversation focused on the recently released state assessment results. Superintendent Michael […]

Early in-person voting for Tuesday’s general election continues today locally and across the state. Early voting takes place today and tomorrow, Saturday, November 5th at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. Early voting will occur […]

Sen. Rand Paul will be making a campaign stop in Russell County today. The senator will be in Jamestown at the Russell County Judicial Center’s first floor district courtroom at noon today for a meet […]

Daylight saving time comes to an end on Sunday, bringing with it an extra hour of sleep. Daylight saving officially ends at 2 a.m. on November 6th and resumes on Sunday, March 12, 2023. This […]

A Jamestown woman was arrested on drug charges Thursday afternoon. According to jail records, 24-year-old Carrie Lawless was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and public intoxication […]

Despite this past weekend’s rainfall, Russell County and the Lake Cumberland area continues to be in a “moderate drought,” according to the latest U.S. Drought Index. A portion of severe drought continues into central Kentucky […]

The Russell County Public Library will host an event for local writers, artists and musicians on Saturday. The BAM! event at the Russell County Public Library will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. until […]