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Timmy Ray Stephens, age 61, of Russell Springs

April 15, 2024 Sean Hammond
Timmy Ray Stephens, of Russell Springs, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Jean Waddle Care Center, in Somerset.  He was 61 years of age. Born September 7, 1962, in Anderson, Indiana, he was […]
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Adair man arrested for stabbing incident in Eli/Salem area

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
An Adair County man was arrested following a situation in which the sheriff’s office said he stabbed another man. According to the Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston, 42-year-old Freddy Roblero was arrested yesterday morning and […]
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Laker Baseball picks up pair of wins in Saturday doubleheader

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Laker Baseball team picked up a pair of wins in a Saturday doubleheader at David Rexroat Field. In the first game of the day, the Lakers defeated the Garrard County Lions, who sat atop […]
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Russell County Board of Education to meet this evening

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The board is expected to hear updates on the construction and renovation projects in the district among other agenda items. The […]
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Lady Laker Softball narrowly falls in 2A Sectional Championship

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Lady Laker Softball team narrowly fell to LaRue County in the 2A Section 4 Championship on Saturday. The Lady Lakers fell 2-1 as the Lady Hawks stole home in the bottom of […]
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Jamestown woman arrested on theft, burglary charges

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
A Jamestown woman was arrested on burglary and theft charges Friday morning. According to reports, 31-year-old Courtney Gray was arrested and charged with criminal mischief first degree, theft by unlawful taking between $1,000 and $10,000; […]
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RCMS Lady Laker Soccer falls to Green County

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Middle School Lady Laker Soccer team fell to Green County on Friday. The Lady Lakers fell by a score of 8-3. Addison Coffey scored all three goals for Russell County and Misha […]
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Russell Springs Fire Department responds to house fire

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell Springs Fire Department responded to a house fire early Thursday morning. According to reports, the fire department was called out to a home on Roy Drive just before 12:45 Thursday morning. Property records […]
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Sheriff’s Office warning of phone scam

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a phone scam going around where a caller is posing as a member of the sheriff’s department. According to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston, a woman received […]
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RCMS Lady Laker Softball wins in Saturday doubleheader

April 15, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Middle School Lady Laker Softball team won a pair of games in a Saturday doubleheader. In the first game, the Lady Lakers defeated North Laurel by a score of 10-5. In that […]
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