Articles by Zac Oakes

A boil water advisory is in effect for a section of Highway 1870 – known as Old Columbia Road – and multiple side streets. The advisory begins at Tonkin Drive and goes to the Adair […]

A Russell County emergency dispatcher is one of 17 graduates from Class 172 at the Department of Criminal Justice Training’s (DOCJT) Public Safety Dispatch Academy. Madison Mae MacDougall from Russell County E-911 was among the […]

While the High School Fishing World Finals and National Championship on Lake Cumberland this past weekend was a big event for the community, it was also big for a pair of local anglers. Caden Hall […]

The Russell County Board of Education will hold its annual end-of-fiscal year meeting today at noon. Multiple items are on the agenda for today’s meeting. These include the annual evaluation by the board of Superintendent […]

The Russell Springs City Council will meet in special session at 6:00 this evening. The council will hold the second reading of two budget ordinances, as well as a municipal order amending the city’s 2026 […]

Tourism generated an estimated nearly $55.7 million economic impact in Russell County during 2025, making it one of Kentucky’s top 35 tourism economies and the second-largest tourism market in the Southern Lakes & Rivers region. […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville has upgraded the area from a heat advisory to an extreme heat warning. The warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. CT on Thursday. The weather service advises area […]

A Nancy woman was arrested on drug charges this morning. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested 55-year-old Carolyn Hamblin. She was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and multiple traffic violations. Hamblin […]