Month: December 2022

The Russell County Board of Education voted 4-1 to move forward with the proposed athletic complex by accepting bids for the project during a board meeting Monday evening. The vote came after a lengthy discussion […]

The delivery of the WJRS Food for the Needy Drive gift cards, originally, scheduled for Friday, December 23, will now take place on Thursday, December 22, due to the forecast of bitterly cold temperatures and […]

Last year, the Russell County Fiscal Court, the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Jamestown, and the Russell County Board of Education approved a four-member agreement that would place a school resource officer at […]

Lake Cumberland State Resort Park will close at the end of business on Thursday, December 22nd and will reopen on Thursday, December 29th. Hiking and day use activities will still be open. For more information, […]

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 28 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, an increase from last week’s total of 22. Looking at other counties in the Lake Cumberland District, neighboring Adair […]

Free at-home COVID tests are available, once again, through the United States Postal Service. The federal government recently re-administered the program to allow four free at-home tests to be sent to a household. The guidelines […]

The last Russell County Chamber of Commerce meeting of the year is today at noon at the Russell County Public Library. Lifeline of Russell Springs is the host and sponsor of the December meeting and former […]

Jamestown City Hall will close early today. City Hall will close at noon to allow employees to attend a funeral. City Hall will resume normal hours on Wednesday.