Year: 2023

A Somerset teenager passed away after a car accident at the Clifty Creek Boat Ramp Friday night. According to Russell County Coroner Mark Coots, 17-year-old Cameron Powell was pronounced deceased at the scene at around […]

Neighboring Clinton and Cumberland counties have been selected for a regular post-election audit by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. After every election, state law requires the Attorney General’s Office to randomly select at least 12 […]

A man in nearby Taylor County was indicted on federal drug and firearm charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas Zunker, age 35 of Campbellsville, was indicted after he was caught in November in […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested Thursday night by Kentucky State Police on possession of meth and other charges, according to jail records. Johnathan Kent Stephens, age 37, was charged with possession of a controlled […]

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate, this one for the month of April, is the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland district and comes in at 4.6 percent, according to newly released data from the Kentucky […]

With Memorial Day weekend upon us, the unofficial kickoff to summer and boating season begins on Lake Cumberland and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects an influx of crowds on the lake in the […]

More than a dozen local students were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Kentucky for the Spring 2023 semester. Local students named to the Dean’s List were: Colton Carnes Evan Hoover Zachary […]

The annual Russell County Jaycees Fair begins one week from today. Fair festivities begin next Friday night with the beef and horse shows. The fair runs from Friday, June 2 through Saturday, June 10. This […]

With the Memorial Day Holiday coming up on Monday, there are several closings around the county. Both Jamestown and Russell Springs City Halls will be closed on Monday. The Russell County Courthouse and judicial center […]