Month: June 2023

Rocky Adkins, senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear, will be the guest speaker today at the Russell County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting at the Russell County Schools’ ANC. The meeting begins at noon and […]

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents has approved a $2,000 base salary increase for regular full-time employees and voted to increase tuition at all KCTCS colleges, including Somerset Community College. The […]

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The May jobless rate was up 0.1 percentage points from April and was unchanged from one year ago. […]

Lake Cumberland has been chosen as the country’s “Best Lake” for 2023 by readers of USA Today in their 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, which was unveiled on Friday. Lake Cumberland bested the likes of Lake […]

Russell County has been approved for approximately $195,000 in County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) funds. Neighboring Adair and Casey counties were also approved for funds. Adair County received around $206,000 in funds and Casey County […]

A Russell Springs man was arrested on an assault charge over the weekend. According to jail records, 26-year-old John Coons was arrested by Russell Springs Police and charged with assault first degree. Coons was arrested […]

Three people were arrested for their involvement in an alleged drug ring at the Wayne County Detention Center. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation began after an inmate approached a jail employee […]

The Russell County Board of Education is set to discuss improvements to the school district’s security camera system at its regular monthly meeting today. The board will meet at 5 p.m. in Room 114 of […]

Rocky Adkins, senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear, will be the guest speaker at the Russell County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, June 20th at the Russell County Schools’ ANC. The […]

A man reported missing to the sheriff’s office in neighboring Wayne County on Friday afternoon but was missing days earlier was found alive in a creek bed Saturday morning, according to reports. The man’s car […]