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Jo Bessie Grant, age 80, of Columbia
Jo Bessie Grant, age 80, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her residence. She was born on December 10, 1939 to the late Bryant & Lizzie Bell Grant. She was a former employee […]
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Autic Loy, age 84, of Jamestown
Autic Loy, age 84, died Saturday, July 25th, 2020, at the U.K. Hospital in Lexington. He was a self-employed livestock dealer and a partner in the Russell County Stockyards, Farmer Livestock Market in Glasgow, and […]
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State Announces New Restrictions on Monday In Face of Increasing COVID-19 Cases
Frankfort, KY – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced several new measures to stem the rising number of cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth. “At a time when Kentucky is dealing […]
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David Austin Foley, age 27, of Russell Springs
David Austin Foley, age 27, of Russell Springs, passed away Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at his residence. He is survived by: His Parents Lisa and David Foley, both of Russell Springs Three Sisters Jane […]
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Glenna Maxine Bean, age 88, of Russell Springs
Glenna Maxine Bean, age 88, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, July 24th, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital. She is survived by: Her Husband J.C. Bean of Russell Springs Three Children Donna Bean […]
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Escalating COVID-19 Cases Concerning to White House and State Officials, Beshear Says Sunday
Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the commonwealth’s ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I want you to know that the White House and Kentucky state government are in complete agreement […]
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Escalating Cases of COVID-19 Concerning to White House and State Officials, Beshear Says Sunday
Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the commonwealth’s ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “I want you to know that the White House and Kentucky state government are in complete agreement […]
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Saturday Shows Second Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases in Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday, once again, announced the second-highest single-day total of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Kentucky. “Today’s numbers continue a concerning increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our commonwealth,” […]
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Progress on New Lake Cumberland College and Workforce Center
Construction is moving ahead on the new Lake Cumberland College and Workforce Center. The new, $15 million facility was approved in 2018 by the Kentucky legislature. The completion date, originally scheduled for February, 2021 has […]
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Darrell C. Stearns, age 74
Darrell C. Stearns, age 74, of Somerset (formerly of Russell County), died Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland, Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset He was born September 4, 1945 in […]