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Jamestown City Council meets tonight

June 6, 2023 Derek Aaron
The Jamestown City Council is meeting tonight in a special-called session to discuss the city’s budget. The council meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall. City leaders are scheduled to discuss the current year’s amended […]
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Duo Broadband, SKRECC holding annual events

June 6, 2023 Derek Aaron
A couple of local cooperatives are holding annual events this week. Duo Broadband’s annual meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Russell County High School Gym with registration beginning at 6 p.m. Duo Broadband […]
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Jimmy Clay Coffey, age 82, of Russell Springs

June 5, 2023 Sean Hammond
Jimmy Clay Coffey, of Russell Springs, passed from this life Friday, June 2, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was 82 years of age. Born at home on August 3, 1940, in […]
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Wayne Hopper, age 65, of Tennessee

June 5, 2023 Sean Hammond
Wayne Hopper, of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at Alive Hospice Facility, in Nashville.  He was 65 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Reese Hopper; his daughter, Clancey […]
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Jeffery Daniel, 67, of Russell Springs

June 5, 2023 Sean Hammond
Jeffery Daniel, age 67, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, June 03 2023 at T.J. Sampson Hospital in Glasgow. He was born on Monday, September 05 1955, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son […]
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Results from Saturday’s Russell County Fair events

June 5, 2023 Zac Oakes
Saturday was full of events at the Russell County Jaycees Fair. In the demolition derby Saturday night, Matthew Owens won the kids class, Austin McQueary won the big car, and Issac Grimsley won the small […]
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Road rage incident in Eli leads to Russell County man’s arrest

June 5, 2023 Zac Oakes
A reported road rage incident in the Eli community resulted in a Russell County man being arrested over the weekend. According to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston, 45-year-old Adam Frank was arrested Saturday night and […]
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Russell County Fair continues today after successful weekend

June 5, 2023 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Fair is in full swing tonight after a successful opening weekend. Today’s events at the fair include a dairy show beginning at 10 a.m. and then tonight, paradise amusements will open the […]
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Summer learning at RCPL in full swing this week

June 5, 2023 Zac Oakes
After kicking off summer learning Friday night with a capacity crowd for Dinosaur Adventures, summer learning at the Russell County Public Library is in full swing this week. This week, the library has activities planned […]
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Jamestown City Council to hold special-called meeting tomorrow

June 5, 2023 Zac Oakes
The Jamestown City Council will hold a special-called meeting tomorrow to discuss the city’s budget. The council will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall. The council will discuss the current year’s amended budget as […]
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