Articles by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Middle School Baseball teams defeated Hart County on Friday. The varsity team won 15-0. The B-team won 10-4.

Laker Baseball team shuts out Rockcastle County

The Russell County Laker Baseball team shutout Rockcastle County Thursday night by a score of 16-0. It was a big game for Nathan Lawson, who pitched a complete-game shutout by going six innings and striking […]

Lady Lakers defeat Monroe County 12-10

The Russell County Lady Lakers scored 10 runs in the fifth inning and withstood a late Monroe County rally to come away with a 12-10 win on Friday evening. The Lady Lakers held a 2-1 […]

City of Jamestown to purchase new playground equipment

The City of Jamestown is purchasing some much-needed and long-awaited new playground equipment for the Jamestown City Park. The city council voted unanimously Thursday night to purchase the new equipment, which will be partially funded […]

RCMS soccer defeats McCreary Central

The RCMS Girls Soccer team defeated McCreary Central on Thursday by a score of 9-0.

RCMS Softball teams defeat Southern Pulaski

The Russell County Middle School Softball teams defeated Southern Pulaski Thursday. The A-team won by a score of 17-3. The B-team won 4-3.

Four RCMS baseball players hit homeruns in big win

Four Russell County Middle School Baseball players hit homeruns in a 19-4 win over Southern Middle School Thursday. Ayden McGowan hit two homeruns, driving in three runs total. Mayes Gosser also hit a homerun, driving […]

Lady Laker Softball falls short at Metcalfe County

The Russell County Lady Laker Softball team’s seventh-inning rally fell just short Thursday night as the Lady Lakers lost 5-4 to district rival Metcalfe County. The Lady Lakers trailed 5-1 entering the seventh inning, and […]

New monthly child tax credit system still on track to begin in July

The head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a new tax program that will provide monthly payments of as much […]

4,000 Russell County citizens have been fully vaccinated

Updated data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that more than 4,000 Russell County citizens have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That equates to about 22.7 percent of the county’s population. Nearly 54 […]