Articles by Derek Aaron

On Thursday, the Lake Cumberland District Health Department received $250,000 in grant funding from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Committee. The funding will be used to expand work being done in corrections for those at […]

Several Russell County FFA Members recently competed at the University of Kentucky Field Day in Lexington. Below are the results: Citizenship Bowl Chris Warriner- overall winner out of over 40 contestants. Dairy Evaluation Team Allison […]

Current Somerset Community College student and Russell County High School graduate Isaac Roy recently met with the Somerset-Pulaski County Morning Rotary Club to receive the Jack Ford Boy Scout Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is funded […]

For the second consecutive year, Lindsey Wilson College in neighboring Adair County will cap off its largest class in school history at spring commencement, April 28th and 29th. Lindsey Wilson’s commencement celebration, the 117th in […]

Rolling road blocks will again affect traffic traveling the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway in neighboring Adair County on Sunday, April 30th, as crews perform overhead utility line work. Under an approved Kentucky Transportation Cabinet […]

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host a live auction in May to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment. Surplus property and confiscated items will be auctioned at 8 […]

Thirteen members of the Russell Springs Volunteer Fire Department recently completed a comprehensive training program in search and rescue techniques. The training, which lasted approximately three hours, covered a wide range of essential skills that […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week said that American Bridge Company will perform elevation surveys of the existing tainter gates for Wolf Creek Dam next month. The surveys will take place May 15th […]

The Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center along with Russell County High School recently held a pinning ceremony for their Medicaid Nurse Aide students for 2023. The class included Natalie Fudge, Stephanie Kinnett, Taylor […]