Articles by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Community Blood Drive is today. The blood drive takes place today from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. The Kentucky Blood Center says donations tend to […]

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson said the hospital is on track to finish the fiscal year strong. The fiscal year runs through the end of June, and Thompson said the hospital looks to finish […]

A McCreary County man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in the death of another McCreary County man earlier this year. Billy Proffitt Jr. was indicted by a McCreary County grand jury on a […]

Two men were taken to the hospital following a motorcycle collision on East Highway 80 in Adair County this past weekend. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Patrick Hampton of Louisville was operating a […]

Four Russell County students were named national semifinalists in the Educators Rising National competition in Portland. Marlee McGowan was a semifinalist in Job Interview and Avery Larison was a semifinalist in Exploring Education Administration Careers. […]

Russell County’s NexGen Civics Club is earning national recognition. The club, which includes 20 local high school students, recently won a national award for Civic Education and Public Information from the National Association of Counties. […]

Russell County Hospital has its new security officer. After a lengthy search, Johnny Dial of Columbia has been hired to serve as a security officer as part of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and stationed […]

*These advisories were lifted Wednesday morning.   Two different boil water advisories have been issued in Jamestown. A boil water advisory has been issued for Cowan Road and Marcum Road in Jamestown. Another boil water […]