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Russell County Fair Pageant Winners

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Below is a list of results from the pageants at the Russell County Jaycees Fair this past Saturday, as provided by the Russell County Jaycees. Boys 12-18 Months Winner – Korbin Lynn Shelton 1st runner-up […]
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Russell County Fair Friday and Saturday event results

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Below is a list of results from Friday and Saturday events at the Russell County Jaycees Fair, as provided by the Jaycees. Pony/Mule Pull Lightweight Heath Daugherty Eddie Copley Sam Tackett Linden Carter Heavyweight Linden […]
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Russell, other surrounding counties to receive federal assistance from January winter storm

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Russell County and multiple surrounding counties have been approved for federal assistance from FEMA related to the January winter storm. 18 counties were approved for public assistance including Russell, Wayne, Pulaski, Cumberland and Clinton. Locally, […]
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Russell County Schools moving to 4 days per week preschool

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Russell County Schools will be transitioning to a four-day week for preschool students beginning next school year. The board of education approved the change at its meeting last week. Superintendent Michael Ford said it’s a […]
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Huckaby and Murray file for reelection to city council seats; Voils files for soil and water conservation

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
We have more candidate filings to report. Lance Huckaby has filed to run for another term on the Russell Springs City Council. William Murray has filed to run for another term on the Jamestown City […]
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Local law enforcement makes multiple weekend arrests

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Local law enforcement officers made multiple arrests over the weekend. 47-year-old Julie A. Ritchie and 56-year-old Susan Walls, both of Liberty, were arrested at around 5 a.m. yesterday morning by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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Monday at the Russell County Fair

June 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
The off-road challenge will be the featured event at the Russell County Jaycees Fair this evening. The off-road challenge gets underway on the main track at 7:00 this evening. The dairy show gets underway at […]
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Fair continues today with pageants, demolition derby

May 30, 2026 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Jaycees Fair continues today with pageants and the popular demolition derby. Pageants will run through the day at the pavilion, with the last pageant expected to get underway at around 6:00. Other […]
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Jamestown Council holds budget readings in special-called meeting

May 30, 2026 Zac Oakes
The Jamestown City Council held first readings of two budget ordinances during its special-called meeting Thursday. Jamestown Mayor Regena Hinton said a second reading and vote will take place at the June council meeting. The […]
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Russell County Jaycees Fair gets underway today

May 29, 2026 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Jaycees Fair officially gets underway today. Russell County Jaycees Fair Manager Dustin Adkins was a guest on Community Conversation, and said the fair aims to bring entertainment at a reasonable price. Tonight’s […]
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