Articles by Zac Oakes

The tax rate for the Russell County Board of Health will remain the same this year. At Monday night’s fiscal court meeting, it was announced that the board of health’s tax rate will remain at […]

The Russell Springs City Council approved a resolution Thursday night that will use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to add on to the city’s fire department building. The addition will be three […]

A two-vehicle collision in the Salem community sent two individuals to the hospital Thursday morning. According to Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston, the collision occurred Thursday morning sometime around 9 a.m. off Highway 910 in […]

New data released by the Kentucky State Data Center provides life expectancy projections for each of 120 counties. In Russell County, the life expectancy of a female is 77.5, while the life expectancy of a […]

Open House events at Russell County Middle School and Russell County High School will be held tonight. Middle school open house will be from 4-6 p.m. and the high school will be open from 5-7 […]

The Russell County Fiscal Court voted to transfer around $125,000 from the general fund into the road fund to pay the remaining amount for four road projects. The cost of the four road projects came […]

The price of gas in Russell County is now sitting at $3.49, according to the AAA price tracker. That represents a 45-cent drop from July 21, when the average price of gas was at $3.94 […]

A Somerset man has been charged after making a shooting threat against the University of the Cumberlands Tuesday afternoon. Dustin Collins Burchett, age 35, was arrested by Kentucky State Police and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s […]

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Main Street. The council is expected to discuss an addition to […]