Month: June 2025

Below is a letter from Russell County Schools Superintendent Michael Ford regarding SB 181, which goes into effect Friday. Here is the waiver from the school district that parents can sign to permit electronic communication […]

One of Lake Cumberland’s larger recurring powerboat events gets underway tomorrow and will run through the weekend. The Lake Cumberland Thunder Run will take place at State Dock with powerboats from across the southeast expected […]

Russell County Sheriff’s Deputy Devin Blakey and Jamestown Police Officer Logan Burton graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s basic training academy in Richmond today. Blakey and Burton were two of 38 law […]

A recent list has been circulating which includes Russell County Hospital, along with more than 30 other hospitals in Kentucky, that would allegedly be at risk of closing due to proposed Medicaid cuts from a […]

The Russell County Community Blood Drive will take place today. Local blood drive chairman Tony Kerr said donating blood year-round is important, but there is often a greater need for blood donations in the summer […]

Several local students were named to the President’s List at Western Kentucky University for the Spring 2025 semester. Local students receiving this honor were: Xavier Betts-Jimenez Lauren Bowman Natalie Hart Dawson Bradshaw Katie Owens Camden […]

The heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service for Russell and surrounding counties continues until 7 o’clock tomorrow evening. The weather service said heat index values could rise as high as 104 in the […]

Russell County and the surrounding area are under a heat advisory until 7 p.m. central time Thursday. The National Weather Service in Louisville advises that the heat index could rise as high as 106. The […]