Month: January 2023

Jessica S. Andrew, a Russell County High School graduate, recently graduated from the Kentucky State Police Telecommunications Academy with a grade point average of 96 percent, earning her the Charlotte Tanner Valedictorian Award. Andrew was […]

A total of 18 Russell County Band students were selected for Western Kentucky University’s Honor Band this past weekend. Band students chosen included: Karli Shields Jiya Patel Jill Patel Nia Harris Jasmine Rowe Macy Mason […]

The Kentucky Department of Public Health has released the latest COVID-19 map with Russell County still in the green category, or low level of community spread. Neighboring Casey County remains in the yellow category again […]

A Wayne County man was killed a two-vehicle crash this past Friday evening on Ky. 90 in neighboring Pulaski County. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Charles F. Lovell, 66, Monticello, was a passenger […]

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate comes in at five percent, continuing to be the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland district. The unemployment rate in Russell County did decrease 0.4 percent from November to December […]

A Pulaski County woman was reportedly shot multiple times before she was dropped off at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. According to a the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Natosha Robinson was shot multiple times at […]

Local gas prices are on the rise, following a nation-wide trend. According to AAA’s gas price tracker, the average price of gas in Russell County was at $3.19 Thursday afternoon. That is on par with […]