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The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission collected $23,017.90 in transient tax in June, finishing the 2021-22 fiscal year with just under $160,000 in such taxes collected by the local tourist commission. Those numbers were released at […]

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 […]

The following is the latest retail and restaurant inspection report from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. These inspections took place in July of this year. Lee’s Famous Recipe: Food 92%-Amana freezer in need of […]

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 […]

The Kentucky State Police is asking Kentuckians to cast their vote in support of the agency in the ‘America’s Best-Looking Cruiser’ calendar contest. The American Association of State Troopers host the annual contest and encourages […]

This past weekend, Kentucky’s biggest political picnic at Fancy Farm signaled the traditional beginning to this fall’s campaign season and Rep. Josh Branscum of Russell Springs attended the event for the first time. Branscum talked […]

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 […]