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More COVID-19 Cases in Russell County

April 9, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced Wednesday evening that two additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county. This now makes six total cases in the county. Robertson said five are self-isolated with one […]
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Employee of Fair Oaks has Coronavirus

April 8, 2020 Sean Hammond
During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that one of the four cases of the Coronavirus here in Russell County is an employee at Fair Oaks Nursing Home. The employee last worked […]
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Russell County Now with Four COVID-19 Cases; 2nd Death Reported in Lake Cumberland Area

April 7, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Monday evening that Russell County now has a fourth positive case of the Coronavirus. Robertson said that all cases are in self isolation. Kentucky now tops 1,000 cases… […]
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Two RC Churches Who Continued In-Person Service Told to Stop Last Week

April 6, 2020 Sean Hammond
WJRS Local News has learned that officials notified the Russell Springs Nazarene Church and the Faith Temple Full Gospel church, both located on West Highway 80 in Russell Springs, that those churches must abide by […]
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Over 900 Cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky

April 4, 2020 Sean Hammond
Governor Andy Beshear announced on Saturday that there were 92 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus for a total of 917. Beshear also reported three new deaths bringing the total number of fatalities to 40. […]
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Russell County Now with Three Cases of COVID 19;Kentucky Surpass 800

April 4, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced on Friday evening that the Lake Cumberland District Health Department had informed him of another positive case of Coronavirus here in Russell County. It is not known whether these […]
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Russell County Now with Two COVID-19 Cases Kentucky;Closes in on 800 Cases

April 3, 2020 Sean Hammond
Russell County Judge Executive Gary Robertson announced on Thursday evening that Russell County now has its second confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus. The first case was announced on Wednesday. Reports also surfaced Thursday night […]
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Russell County has its First Case of Coronavirus; First Death Reported in the Lake Cumberland Area

April 2, 2020 Sean Hammond
The coronavirus has now made its way to Russell County. WJRS was at a press conference where County Judge Gary Robertson made the announcement. We caught up with Robertson following the meeting… Executive-Director of the […]
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Kentucky Sees its Largest Daily Increase of COVID-19 Cases

April 1, 2020 Sean Hammond
Kentucky now has 591 cases of the Coronavirus… That was Governor Andy Beshear during his daily press conference on Tuesday evening. There also seven news deaths, bringing the state’s total to 17. Here in the […]
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No COVID-19 Cases in Russell County

March 31, 2020 Sean Hammond
Governor Andy Beshear in his address this afternoon announced there was a positive case of Coronavirus in Russell County. However, local officials have contacted state officials and have confirmed that was a mistake. There is […]
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