Russell County High School’s graduation ceremony is set for tonight. The graduation ceremony gets underway at 6:00 this evening at the high school. Today is also the final day of school for students in Russell […]

The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Russell County, along with more than 40 percent of the state, being in extreme drought. The drought monitor shows the Lake Cumberland area, along with areas […]

The Joseph Smith Hayes Memorial Pool at the Russell Springs City Park is set to open for the season tomorrow. The pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 pm. Monday through Saturday. Sunday […]

The Jamestown City Council met last night in a short meeting. Mayor Regena Hinton was out-of-town and unable to attend the meeting, so councilman Tony Wright made a motion for councilman Barry Coffey to serve […]

Update: the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office reports the two juveniles were located at around 1:30 this afternoon. Authorities in Pulaski County are searching for two teens who are believed to be armed and dangerous. According […]

Russell County had a strong voter turnout for this week’s primary election. 5,705 voters cast a ballot in the primary election – a turnout of about 40.8 percent. That was about 5.5 percent higher than […]

Russell County’s annual unemployment rate for 2025 was 5 percent, coming in around the middle of the pack for the Lake Cumberland area. According to the recently-released data, the lowest 2025 unemployment rate in the […]

A flag raising ceremony was held at the H.M. Bottom Firehouse in Russell Springs yesterday morning. A flag was raised on the newly-installed flagpole in a special ceremony with Russell Springs firefighters and the DAV […]