Lakefest gets underway in Jamestown next weekend. Activities begin Friday evening on the square with pageants and Triple Crown Wrestling. Saturday includes several annual popular events, beginning in the morning with Breakfast in the Park, […]

The National Weather Service in Louisville is advising area residents of potentially dangerous heat next week. The weather service says daily high temperatures in the 90s with oppressive humidity can be expected beginning Monday through […]

Here are important upcoming dates to know for this fall’s general election, courtesy of the Russell County Clerk’s Office. ​September 19, 2026 – Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal​ Opens October 5, 2026 – Last Day to Register to Vote for […]

Russell County tied for the largest year-over-year decline in unemployment in Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate fell from 5.9 percent in May 2025 to 4.5 percent in May […]

More than six point two million dollars raised during the 73rd WHAS Crusade for Children telethon is now going back into communities across the region. Officials say 100 percent of the $6,235,132.67 raised has been […]

Work is continuing on the Russell County Hospital expansion project. Hospital CEO Scott Thompson said the footers were recently poured, which opens the door for some more notable changes happening within the next several weeks. […]

A Russell Springs man was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury on charges including felony theft and forgery. A Taylor County grand jury indicted Aaron Pickard of Russell Springs on charges of forgery – […]

Kentucky State Police are searching for an escaped inmate in the area of the Casey County Schools Bus Garage on Kentucky 70 in Liberty. Troopers say 35-year-old Brandon Earles escaped while on a work detail. […]