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State Unemployment Sits at 4.9%

July 18, 2025 Sean Hammond

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2025 unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. The June jobless rate was down 0.1 percentage points from May and down 0.1 percentage points from […]

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Mable D. Ousley, 84, of Russell Springs

July 18, 2025 Sean Hammond

Mable D. Ousley, 84, of Russell Springs, passed away Thursday, July 17th, at home. Mable was born in Pennington Gap, VA on February 22, 1941, a daughter of the late Mattie (Nelms) and Jessee James […]

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Vergene “Jean” Sullivan Flanagan, age 88, of Russell Springs

July 18, 2025 Sean Hammond

Vergene “Jean” Sullivan Flanagan, of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Jean Waddle Care Center, in Somerset. She was 88 years of age. Born on June 1, 1937, in Eli, she […]

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Paul Edward Roy, age 85, of Russell Springs

July 17, 2025 Sean Hammond

Paul Edward Roy, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, with his loving family by his side. He was 85 years, 3 months, and 14 […]

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Shelby Jean Smith, age 83, of Russell Springs

July 16, 2025 Sean Hammond

Shelby Jean Smith, of Russell Springs, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at her home. She was 83 years of age. Born on April 3, 1942, in Russell County, she was a daughter of […]

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Charles E. Camp, 72, of Lawton, Oklahoma

July 16, 2025 Sean Hammond

Charles E. Camp, 72, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Friday, July 11th, at McMahon Tomlinson Nursing & Rehab Center in Lawton, OK. Charles was born in Noblesville, IN on July 31, 1952, a son of […]

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Virginia Gay Stevens, age 84, of Russell Springs

July 15, 2025 Sean Hammond

Virginia Gay Stevens, of Russell Springs, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Russell County Hospital. She was 84 years of age. Born on January 20, 1941, in McQueary County, she was a daughter […]

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Temporary Closure Set for U.S. 127 Over Dam

July 14, 2025 Sean Hammond

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close a portion of U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam (mile point 1.6) on Friday, July 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. The closure is […]

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Welby Ross Dabney, age 90, of Jamestown

July 10, 2025 Sean Hammond

Welby Ross Dabney, of Jamestown, passed away on July 07, 2025, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation, in Jamestown. He was 90 years of age. Ross was born in Somerset, on May 3, 1935, a […]

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Mable Joyce Twyford, age 82, of Russell Springs

July 9, 2025 Sean Hammond

Mable Joyce Twyford, of Russell Springs, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. She was 82 years of age. Born on September 26, 1942, in Adair County, she […]

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