Month: June 2023

The Russell County Jaycees Fair continues today with the annual favorite demolition derby. The demolition derby will take place on the main track beginning at around 7 p.m. The carnival will open up at 6 […]

We continue today with more on the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place at Russell County’s new Kentucky Mesonet location earlier this week. The event brought several prominent officials in the state’s weather community to […]

The Russell County Jaycees Fair Floral Hall has announced their winners for 2023. Here’s Derek Aaron with the details…

Judge-Executive Randy Marcum and the Russell County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be distributing commodities today at Russell Springs First Baptist Church. The move was made to the […]

A one-vehicle wreck near the Lake Cumberland State Park entrance Wednesday morning claimed the life of a Russell County woman. According to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston, the accident occurred just before 9 a.m. when […]

The Russell Springs Fire Department was called out last night to Bernard Funeral Home on Main Street in Russell Springs. Firefighters were dispatched just before 9 p.m. last night to initial reports of smoke in […]

The Jamestown City Council is examining a water & sewer rate increase that is desperately needed, according to the engineering firm that conducted a rate study for the city. No action was taken at last […]

A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday at Russell County’s Woodland Farms in the Ono community for the new Kentucky Mesonet site. The Mesonet, a division of the Kentucky Climate Center, is a statewide weather […]

Russell County and several neighboring counties are considered abnormally dry by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Only Clinton and Cumberland counties fall outside the abnormally dry range. Much of the central Kentucky area as well as […]

Monday night featured the off-road challenge at the Russell County Fair. Dalton Foley won the kids class, Caleb Weaver won the dirt bike class, and Jimmy Elam won the 4-wheeler class. Clint Garrison won both […]