Month: June 2023

Somerset Community College’s Automotive program has received national accreditation. The program received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation The ASE Education Foundation is a non-profit, independent organization that evaluates and accredits entry-level […]

New laws related to child abuse, drugs, gambling, mental health, education and dozens of other topics are now in effect after receiving a nod from the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year. Here’s a look […]

With the 4th of July coming up and many people taking a long weekend to celebrate the holiday, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says it is increasing patrol on Lake Cumberland. Kentucky Fish […]

The annual Lakefest celebration in Jamestown gets underway this evening. Tonight’s events include beauty pageants getting underway at 5 p.m. with Triple Crown Wrestling taking place at 6 p.m. A slate full of events are […]

The Russell County Board of Education will meet in special session today for its end-of-fiscal year meeting. The board is set to provide its annual evaluation of Superintendent Michael Ford as well as discuss a […]

Russell County resident Aaron Poynter was recently selected for the 2023 Leadership Kentucky class. This year’s class includes 52 participants from across the state representing a variety of public and private sectors. The class travels […]

Following news that an EF-1 tornado touched down during Sunday night’s severe weather event, some have questioned why the county tornado sirens did not sound. The short answer: the National Weather Service did not issue […]

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has designated Russell County as a distressed county for fiscal year 2024, according to the map released by the organization last week. Last fiscal year, Russell County was designated as […]