Year: 2025

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A bill expected to be filed during the Kentucky legislative session beginning in January would require hands-free technology for cellphones to be used while driving.  Under the Phone Down Kentucky Act, drivers would be prohibited […]

The county recently received a grant that will provide funds to place a security officer at Russell County Hospital. The county and the hospital have been working on the grant for a while, and Judge […]

The monthly commodity distribution at the Russell County fairgrounds takes place today. The Russell County Fiscal Court and Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland will be giving out commodities at the Russell County Fairgrounds beginning at 9:00 […]