Month: January 2024

Two men are now facing charges from an incident last week in Wayne County, in which a person was held at knife-point, assaulted, and robbed. According to reports, the two men, identified as Austin Lee […]

The monthly commodity distribution with the Russell County Fiscal Court and Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland will take place tomorrow. Commodity distribution will begin at 10:30 tomorrow morning at the Russell County Fairgrounds. Those who are […]

The City of Albany has a new Mayor.   Before last night’s city council meeting, Albany Mayor Steve Lawson, who has been Mayor for the past year, announced his resignation, citing health reasons.   The council unanimously […]

New data from the Kentucky Blood Center shows that Russell Countians donated nearly 600 units of blood at mobile blood drives last year. According to the blood center, Russell Countians donated 579 units of blood […]

The deadline for candidates to file for partisan offices is coming up at the end of this week. The deadline for candidates to file for partisan offices such as state representative, state senator, commonwealth’s attorney, […]

A new law lowering the state income tax is now in effect. Kentucky’s state income tax drops half-a-percent from last year, now at 4 percent. This is part of a bill passed in 2022 by […]

Yesterday marked the start of a new legislative session in Frankfort. The 2024 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is considered a “long” session due to the 60-day period, which will include passing the state’s […]