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Laker Cheer team bringing home two 3rd place finishes at nationals

February 12, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Laker Cheer team will be coming home with a pair of 3rd place finishes at the national competition in Orlando. The Laker Cheer team qualified for finals in both the Game Day and 2.5 […]
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Fiscal court to meet this morning

February 12, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold its regular monthly meeting this morning at its new start time. Last month, the court approved a new start time for its regular meetings, so the court will […]
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911 board examines issues

February 12, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County 911 board met Friday morning to discuss issues facing the county’s 911 operation. The 911 board, which includes the county judge-executive, mayors from the City of Russell Springs and the City of […]
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Russell Springs approves resolution to examine possible changes to RCIDA

February 12, 2024 WJRS Staff
The Russell County Industrial Development Authority could soon be a thing of the past. Meeting last Thursday night, the Russell Springs City Council took a first step to change the makeup of the local board. […]
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Casey County man arrested after possessing more than 50 pounds of drugs

February 12, 2024 Zac Oakes
A Casey County man was arrested Friday as the result of a federal search warrant in which the man was found to be in possession of more than 50 pounds of drugs, a handgun, and […]
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Texas A&M Transfer Excited About Joining Kentucky Football

February 12, 2024 WJRS Staff
By LARRY VAUGHT Raymond Cottrell was a high-profile recruit in school but he never heard from Kentucky. Still, when he decided to transfer from Texas A&M after one year, he found his way to Lexington […]
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Lady Lakers pick up pair of wins, Lakers fall at Caverna in weekend basketball action

February 12, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Laker and Lady Laker Basketball teams were in action over the weekend. The Lady Lakers picked up a pair of wins over the weekend, starting with a dominant 70-28 win Friday on […]
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Patricia Scales, age 76, of Russell Springs

February 12, 2024 Sean Hammond
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Kenton Wayne Hopper, age 80, of Russell Springs

February 11, 2024 Sean Hammond
Kenton Wayne Hopper, of Russell Springs, passed from this life Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset.  He was 80 years of age. Kenton was born August 18, 1943, in Russell […]
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Fiscal court to meet Monday morning

February 10, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday. The court will meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the courtroom of the old Russell County Courthouse. We’ll have more on local […]
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