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Two Rogers Scholars in the Lake Cumberland Area Organize Donation Drive

June 25, 2019 Sean Hammond

2018 Rogers Scholars Jon and Jenna Wood organized a “Thin Blue Line Teddy Bears” donation drive to provide police agencies with donated teddy bears and blankets for children in the midst of traumatic situations. The […]

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RC IDA Meets Wednesday

June 25, 2019 Sean Hammond

The regular monthly meeting of the Russell County Industrial Development Authority will take place on Wednesday, June 26th at 8:30 am at the Duo Broadband business office headquarters in Jamestown.

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Murder Charge Amended; Plea Deal Accepted

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

A Russell Springs man charged with murder in the shooting death of his father back in 2016 has had the murder charge amended to manslaughter, 1st degree, and has agreed to plead guilty to the […]

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Stolen Vehicle Recovery, Leads to Arrests of Liberty Man

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

On Sunday, Officer Matt Parrish took a report for a stolen 2001 Ford Taurus. Then, in the early morning hours of Monday, Officer Ethan Pike conducted a traffic stop on a white Ford Taurus matching […]

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Columbia Man Arrested in RS on Drug and Other Charges

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

Early Monday morning, Russell Springs Police Officer Ethan Pike observed a vehicle with expired registration and conducted a traffic stop. During the investigation, Officer Pike requested assistance by Columbia Police Department Officer Kevin Atwood and […]

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Severe Weather Impacted the Area Over the Weekend

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

Several severe thunderstorms moved across southern and south-central Kentucky between Friday night and Sunday night, leaving several trees uprooted and many residents without power for a time. Locally, there were reports of trees down in […]

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Two RS Men Arrested on Drug Charges

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

This past Friday night, a quantity of methamphetamine and numerous narcotics that were allegedly being sold were seized after the search of a residence on Melissa Drive off of Old Sano Rd., according to Russell […]

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Lake Cumberland District Board of Health Meets Tuesday

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

The Lake Cumberland District Board of Health will be having a second reading of the mandatory Food Employee Certification and will be open to public comment at the Russell County Health Department, which is located […]

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Preliminary Unemployment Rates for May

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2019 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for May 2019 was […]

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Special Called Meeting Tuesday

June 24, 2019 Sean Hammond

The Russell County Fiscal Court will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday at 10:00 am. Some of the items on the agenda include… Open bids for roll off truck – resolution 19-08 ABC vehicle […]

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Obituaries

  • Velma “Veb” Arthur, age 96, of Russell Springs
    September 25, 2023
  • Loureda “Lou” Wilson Roy of the Gosser Ridge Community
    September 25, 2023
  • Alan Gregory Polston, age 37, of Russell Springs
    September 25, 2023
  • Zorah Eudell Johnson Wilson, age 96, of Russell Springs
    September 24, 2023
  • Limmy McGowan, age 63, of Jamestown
    September 6, 2023

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