Month: July 2023

The 4th of July holiday brings several closings. City Halls in Russell Springs and Jamestown will be closed today, along the Russell County Courthouse and the Russell County Judicial Center. Local post offices will also […]

Retired Russell County Schools bus driver Murrell Knight was recognized at a recent meeting of the Russell County Board of Education for receiving the Student Transportation Association of Kentucky’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Knight drove a […]

The Russell County High School Educators Rising had a strong showing at the national competition in Florida over the weekend. Anna Gosser and Emma Wilson placed third in the Ethical Dilemma competition. Gosser also placed […]

Kentucky State Police Post 15 is investigating a murder that occurred in Monroe County over the weekend. According to state police, the murder occurred at around 1 p.m. Sunday when 22-year-old Jose Robles of Tompkinsville […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Casey County Sunday evening. According to the weather service, the tornado had speeds of up to 105 miles per hour. The […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court will meet in special session tomorrow. The court will discuss the magisterial redistricting plan, a position for grant/writing and communications, as well as an animal grant, and fund transfers. The […]

Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford received a strong vote of confidence from the board of education at an end-of-the-fiscal year board meeting held Friday afternoon. Ford received exemplary grades in each standard from the […]

An Adair County woman is facing a rape charge along with other charges following an incident at a cemetery over the weekend. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said Felicia Frausto was arrested early Saturday morning […]

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area. These checkpoints will be conducted as part of Post 15’s highway safety efforts. Troopers will be checking for […]

A 30-year-old Cumberland County man passed away following a fatal collision in Monroe County. According to Kentucky State Police Post 15, the accident occurred Thursday afternoon at around 4:15 p.m. on KY 953 when a […]