Employee recognition, district finances, and upcoming educational events were among the topics discussed during Monday evening’s regular meeting of the Russell County Board of Education. Amber Humble, a first-grade teacher at Salem Elementary School, was […]

Hundreds of Russell County students and their families are receiving help putting food on the table through the school district’s Anchor of Hope Food Pantry. Superintendent Michael Ford updated school board members on the program […]

Two people were arrested following a traffic stop in Russell County just before midnight Monday. Russell County Deputy Sheriff Stone Bolin stopped the vehicle following a report of a hit-and-run on Wayne Road. The driver, […]

A Virginia man described by authorities as a registered sex offender has been arrested in Somerset following an investigation into alleged online communications with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby […]

A Green County man is facing 27 charges following a Kentucky State Police investigation involving child sexual abuse material. State Police Post 15 reports 42-year-old Joseph Matthews, of Greensburg, was arrested after an investigation that […]

Dense fog brought near-zero visibility to northern Jamestown Monday morning, contributing to four separate wrecks and disrupting the morning commute for more than two hours. The first crash was reported at 7:13 a.m. Two of […]

Two young ladies from Russell County earned impressive finishes while competing in state pageants this past weekend. Aylee Brockman of Jamestown was named among the Top 15 contestants at the Kentucky State Pre-Teen Pageant, finishing […]

Four Monticello residents have been arrested this weekend as part of an investigation into repeated thefts from a local business warehouse, and police say additional arrests are likely. The Monticello Police Department identified those arrested […]