Month: November 2025

Two new candidates have filed to run for Russell County Sheriff. Corey Meyer and Nick Bertram filed yesterday to run for sheriff. Meyer and Bertram join Jeff Hancock and incumbent Derek Polston as candidates for […]

Russell County Cheerleaders set to compete at region tomorrow

The Russell County Laker Cheerleaders are set to compete in region competition tomorrow. The Laker Cheerleaders will compete in the Region 2 Cheer Championship in Paducah at McCracken County High School tomorrow. The Laker Cheerleaders […]

Lakers fall to Corbin in playoffs

The Laker Football team fell to Corbin in the opening round of the 4A playoffs last night by a score of 35-0. The Lakers finish the season with a final record of 3-8 on the […]

RCHS NJROTC program provides valuable tools for future

Earlier this week on local news, students from the Russell County NJROTC program spoke about what the program means to them. Chief Dennis Kiser with the high school’s NJROTC program was a guest on Community […]

Taylor Soule respects UK coach Kenny Brooks so much that she had his name tattooed on her leg

by LARRY VAUGHT Taylor Soule transferred to Virginia Tech for her final season of collegiate basketball and not only was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer but also part of the 2023 Final Four team. She […]

Who is running for office in 2026?

Below is a list of candidate filings for the 2026 elections in Russell County, sorted by the office they are running for. Incumbent candidates will include an (Inc) before their name. The candidate’s political party […]

Russell Springs man indicted on 30 wanton endangerment charges related to shots fired incident at City Park

A Russell Springs man was indicted by a grand jury today on 30 charges of wanton endangerment related to a shots fired incident at the Russell Springs City Park over Labor Day weekend. A Russell […]

November 6, 2025 Sean Hammond

Shirley L. Grider, age 84, of Russell Springs

Shirley L. Grider, age 84, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, November 05 2025 at her residence. She was born on Monday, June 23 1941, in Russell Springs, KY. She was the daughter of: […]

Lakers travel to Corbin for playoff matchup tonight

The Laker Football travel to Corbin for their first round playoff matchup tonight with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 CT. The Lakers finished the regular season 3-7 and 4th place in District 7. Corbin finished the […]

Program aims to help young people in the area find careers

A 2022 study found there were 78,000 Kentuckians between the ages of 16 and 24 who were not employed or enrolled in school. A new program in the Lake Cumberland area aims to help bring […]