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School district’s field houses project nearing completion, notable progress being made on bus garage

December 18, 2025 Zac Oakes
Significant progress is being made on the Russell County Schools field houses and bus garage project. The Russell County Board of Education heard an update from Branscum Construction on the project at this week’s school […]
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Russell Springs Fire Department responds to vehicle fire at McDonald’s

December 18, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell Springs Fire Department was called out to McDonald’s in Russell Springs yesterday morning for a vehicle fire. When crews arrived, they found an SUV with flames coming out of the front of the […]
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Community Blood Drive is today; KY Blood Center urging donations due to shortages

December 18, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Community Blood Drive takes place today from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. The Kentucky Blood Center recently announced that it is in critical need of […]
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Jamestown council to meet this evening

December 18, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Jamestown City Council will meet at 6:00 this evening. The meeting will be held at City Hall. Council meetings are open to the public. We’ll have more from the meeting on tomorrow’s local news.
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Taylor David West, age 22, of Jamestown

December 17, 2025 Sean Hammond
Taylor David West, age 22, of Jamestown passed away Tuesday, December 16 2025 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, October 09 2003, in Somerset, KY. He was the son of: Mother – Sara […]
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Fiscal court will discuss sheriff’s budget at special-called meeting Friday

December 17, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Fiscal Court is expected to take up the issue of the sheriff’s budget at a special-called meeting on Friday. The fiscal court will meet in special session at 10:00 Friday morning with […]
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Lakers defeat Hornets, Lady Lakers fall to Lady Hornets

December 17, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Laker Basketball team picked up a district win over the Metcalfe County Hornets on the road last night. The Lakers defeated the Hornets behind big-time performances from the duo of Dylan Stanelle and Maddox […]
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RCHS alumnus wins national teaching award

December 17, 2025 Zac Oakes
A Russell County High School alumnus was recently the recipient of a prestigious national teaching award. Sydney Newton, a 2012 graduate of Russell County High School, was honored yesterday as a recipient of the Milken […]
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School board approves increase in ANC rental prices

December 17, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Board of Education approved an increase in prices for outside groups renting the Russell County ANC for events. Superintendent Michael Ford said the school district has not considered changing rental prices for […]
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Russell County FFA students shine at regional competition

December 17, 2025 Zac Oakes
Multiple Russell County High School FFA members had strong showings in the recent Lake Cumberland region competition. The Ag Sales team took first place in the region, advancing to the state competition in June. The […]
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