Month: April 2025

The Russell County Middle School Laker Baseball team defeated Whitley County last night by a score of 11-1. Rylan Long drove in a team-high 4 runs and Keenan Stille finished with a team-high 2 hits […]

Lindsey Wilson College Board of Trustees to vote tomorrow on Becoming Lindsey Wilson University

The Lindsey Wilson College Board of Trustees will vote tomorrow to decide if the school will be renamed Lindsey Wilson University. If approved by the board, the change would go into effect July 1. The […]

Marcum requests Jamestown Council annex roads of Greasy Creek property

Russell County Judge Executive Randy Marcum appeared before the Jamestown City Council at its most recent meeting. Marcum asked the council to consider annexing the roads of the Greasy Creek property into the city of […]

RCMS Soccer teams pick up victories over Wayne County

The Russell County Middle School soccer teams picked up victories last night. The Laker Soccer team defeated Wayne County by a score of 3-0. Ulysses Gomez, Brian Martinez, and Luis Lopez each scored a goal […]

Kentucky coach Mark Pope shared insights on his first year at UK with BBN Tonight host Maggie Davis

by LARRY VAUGHT Kentucky coach Mark Pope offered insights on his first year as UK’s head coach during an exclusive interview with BBN Tonight’s Maggie Davis on WLEX-TV on the one-year anniversary of his hire […]

Anita Ann Brown, age 70, of Columbia

April 22, 2025 Sean Hammond

Anita Ann Brown, of Columbia, Kentucky, passed away at Russell County Hospital on Saturday, April 19, 2025. She was 70 years of age. Born March 2, 1955, in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter […]

Lady Laker Softball hosting senior night tonight; Baseball at Cumberland County

Multiple Russell County teams are in action tonight. The Lady Laker Softball team will host Cumberland County for senior night tonight. The senior night ceremony will get underway at 5 p.m. The Laker Baseball team […]

School board votes to approve new contract for Superintendent Ford

The Russell County Board of Education voted to approve a new four-year contract for Superintendent Michael Ford at last night’s board meeting. The new contract for Ford was approved by the board by a 3-2 […]

Garner strikes out 10 as RCMS Baseball defeats Green County

It was a big night for Keaton Garner and the middle school Laker Baseball team last night as Garner struck out 10 batters to lead Russell County to a 5-0 victory over Green County. Garner […]

Russell County recorded lowest unemployment rate in area in 2024; saw unemployment increase overall in 2024

Russell County’s 2024 unemployment rate was the lowest in the Lake Cumberland area. The Kentucky Center for Statistics reported a 2024 unemployment rate of 5 percent in Russell County. Cumberland County was slightly higher at […]