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Coinciding with a decrease in cases, the positivity rate of COVID tests in Russell County has dropped significantly over the last week. According to the CDC, the positivity rate in Russell County is around 8 […]

A Russell Springs man was recently appointed to a state committee. Doug Aaron of Russell Springs was appointed as a member of a pool to serve on the Transportation Cabinet Engineering and Engineering-Related Services Selection […]

Here’s who is and is not eligible for a third booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky as of Sept. 27, 2021: ▪ Any adult with certain immunocompromised conditions who has been fully vaccinated […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 27, 2021) – Gov. Andy Beshear, Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation announced the single largest economic development project in the history of the commonwealth on Monday, celebrating a transformative $5.8 billion […]

IMPORTANT – Due to the continued increase in positive cases it may be several days before you are contacted by the health department. If you’ve tested positive for COVID19 please isolate yourself immediately, do NOT […]

The price of gasoline in Russell County is on par with the state average, according to AAA. The average price of gas in Russell County is $2.91. The state average is $2.92. The national average, […]

On Thursday night, September 23, 2021 Officers with the Columbia Police Dept. were called to the Adair County Regional Jail after Deputy Jailers located contraband and suspected narcotics on an individual that was being booked in. The […]

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Russell Springs man on Sunday. According to jail records, Jeremy Coffey, age 47, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief first degree, criminal mischief third degree, failure to […]

  IMPORTANT – Due to the continued increase in positive cases it may be several days before you are contacted by the health department. If you’ve tested positive for COVID19 please isolate yourself immediately, do […]

Russell County saw a 1.1 percent decrease in unemployment last month compared to 2020. Russell County’s unemployment rate was 4.4 percent last month compared to 5.5 percent in August 2020. Unemployment rates fell across Kentucky […]