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Edward Rooks, age 76, of Columbia

December 7, 2025 Sean Hammond

Edward Rooks, of Columbia, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Russell County Hospital, in Russell Springs. He was 76 years of age. Born December 20, 1948, in Adair County, he was a son of […]

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Rudy K. Higginbotham, age 79, of Columbia

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Rudy K. Higginbotham, 79, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, at the V.A. Hospice Cottages in Lexington, KY. He was born in Ono, KY on January 24, 1946, to the late Raymond […]

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Richard Scott Netherton, age 56, of Greensburg

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Richard Scott Netherton, 56, of Greensburg, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025. He was born on April 1, 1969, in Beech Grove, Indiana, the son of Theodore “Ted” and Ruth (Wilson) Netherton. He worked […]

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Nedra Mae Francis, age 62, of Russell Springs

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Nedra Mae Francis, of Russell Springs, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Jean Waddle Care Center, in Somerset. She was 62 years of age. Born January 29, 1963, in Jamestown, she was the […]

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Lakers and Lady Lakers take on Logan County in first boy-girl doubleheader of the season

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

The Russell County Laker and Lady Laker Basketball teams are set to go on the road tonight for the first boy-girl doubleheader of the season. Russell County will take on Logan County tonight, with the […]

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RCMS earns blue rating for reading and math on last year’s state assessment

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Russell County Middle School earned a blue rating for student scores on the reading and math sections of last year’s state assessment. The blue rating is the highest rating a school can receive from the […]

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Christmas on the Square is tomorrow

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Christmas on the Square will take place in Jamestown tomorrow. The annual event gets underway at 4:00 tomorrow with a ceremony on the courthouse steps recognizing, Adair, Wayne and Cumberland counties for providing the land […]

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Open house planned for tomorrow at middle school band room before building is demolished next week

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

A well-known landmark on the Russell County High School/Middle School campus is set to be demolished next week. The middle school band room will be torn down, along with some other buildings no longer in […]

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RCPL reaches new milestone in Imagination Library enrollment

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

Russell County Public Library has reached a new milestone for enrollment in the local Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. The library reported 94 percent of children age 5 and under are enrolled in the program. […]

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Albany man passes away following Monday morning fire

December 5, 2025 Zac Oakes

An Albany man passed away from injuries sustained in a fire Monday morning. According to a report from the Clinton County News, the man, identified as Vernon Sutton, passed away early Tuesday morning following a […]

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