Month: June 2025

Russell County Hospital held a groundbreaking for its new expansion/renovation project earlier today. The new expansion will nearly double the size of the hospital with a new emergency room, new equipment, a new registration space, […]

Local law enforcement agencies are investigating multiple vandalism complaints in different areas of the county. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police Department, and Russell Springs Police Department are investigating these complaints. The vandalism incidents […]

The Russell County Board of Education approved a change in the school district’s insurance carrier at its meeting earlier today. The board approved a new policy agreement with Bluegrass Risk Management, a relatively new company […]

A Clinton County man was arrested in connection to a decades-old child sexual abuse investigation. Kentucky State Police arrested 61-year-old James Shelton of Albany following the renewal of a cold case investigation that initially began […]

According to reports, 40-year-old Adam Mann was arrested by Officer Miniard of the Russell Springs Police Department and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence (2nd Degree), Leaving the Scene of an Accident, […]

The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty against the woman accused of complicity in the murder of Russell County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Phipps. Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Leveridge filed the notice in Russell Circuit […]

A Columbia woman was taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle collision on West Highway 76 last night. The wreck occurred a little before 8:30 last night. According to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old […]

June is recognized nationally as Dairy Month. As the month comes to an end, Russell County Agriculture Extension Agent Jonathan Oakes said while the number of dairy farms locally has decreased over the years, Russell […]